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Berkley Bridge Grid Replacement Project

The Berkley Bridge Grid Deck Replacement project will replace four concrete filled sections of the I-264 bridge over a six-week period beginning at the end of April. Each of the four bridge deck section replacements require a weekend bridge closure to allow crews access to the work site and for the concrete to set after the work is complete. Closures will begin on Friday night at 8 p.m. and will be removed by Monday morning at 5 a.m. Crews are replacing the existing steel grid deck with a new galvanized steel grid deck filled with fiber reinforced concrete to extend bridge deck life. The work will include balancing the new decks and joint repair of the concrete decks at the bridge abutments. The Midtown Tunnel is the suggested alternate route during the closures.

Impact to Motorists

The replacement work will require four weekend lane closures beginning each Friday at 8 p.m. and re-opening on Monday mornings at 5 a.m.

Westbound closures:  

Friday, April 23, through Monday, April 25                                  

Friday, April 30, through Monday, May 3

Eastbound closures:  

Friday, May 14, through Monday, May 16                                 

Friday, June 4, through Monday, June 7

When eastbound lanes are closed, westbound lanes will remain open and when westbound lanes are closed, eastbound lanes will remain open.

Alternate dates for weather: Friday, May 7, to Monday, May 10, and Friday, June 18, to Monday, June 21

Most direct alternates are the Midtown Tunnel, Campostella Bridge and I-464.

Impact to Pedestrians and Bicyclists

After completing the work on the westbound bridge in April and May, crews will begin replacing the eastbound bridge decks. The multi-use footpath for pedestrians and bicyclists along the east side of the bridge  will  be inaccessible while crews are conducting work on the east spans in May and June.

Additional Motorist Resources: HRT Bus & Ferry

VDOT had partnered with Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) to expand bus services for all weekends between April 24 and June 6 impacted by construction. 

Bus Service: Route 300- 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

HRT Bus Services

Route 300 will operate from the park and sail lot on Court Street to the North and High Street ferry landings to IC Norcom High School on Peninsula Avenue: 

Sat. April 24- Sun. April 25

Sat. May 1- Sun. May 2

Sat. May 8- Sun. May 9

Sat. May 15- Sun. May 16

Sat. May 22- Sun. May 23

Sat. May 29- Sun. May 30

Sat. June 5- Sun. June 6

Ferry Service: North and high Street landings in downtown Portsmouth

HRT Ferry Service

The ferry will operate between Waterside Drive in downtown Norfolk and the North and High Street landings in downtown Portsmouth.

Additional Ferry Service will be provided on Saturday and Sunday between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. each weekend. 

Project Need

This work is necessary to ensure the structural integrity of the lift span for the future. Span deterioration was identified during regular bridge inspection and was scheduled for replacement as soon as funding, weather and temperatures permitted. Inspected every two years, the last Berkley Bridge inspection was conducted on November 19, 2009.

Suggested Detour

The suggested detour is the Route 58 Midtown Tunnel, The Campostella Bridge, or I-464. 

Page last modified: Dec. 27, 2011

 

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