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Pinners Point Interchange |
| Connects Portsmouth's Western Freeway into the Portsmouth Marine Terminal and the Midtown Tunnel |
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Project at a Glance
What's Being Done
The 1.5-mile design begins near the east end of the West Norfolk Bridge and proceeds east over the western branch of the Elizabeth River to a point just north of Bayview Boulevard. The roadway then continues southeasterly across property owned by TARMAC, Inc. and the Portsmouth Marine Terminal, connecting with Route 58 (Martin Luther King Freeway) and the Midtown Tunnel.
Features
Design features include a new bridge over the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River beginning near the east end of the West Norfolk Bridge. The bridge features a six lane divided roadway for 3,500 feet that connects to Route 58 and the Midtown Tunnel. All main roads are designed as divided highways with two lanes of traffic in each direction, separated by a median.VDOT also installed a traffic management system including traffic cameras and other safety devices that are controlled by the Smart Traffic Center in Hampton Roads.
Benefits
The project serves three major purposes. It removes traffic from the historic Port Norfolk neighborhood, provides a more direct route for industrial traffic to and from the terminal, and ensures faster, easier access to the Midtown Tunnel for commuters.
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Project Updates
This project was opened to the public on October 18, 2005.PINNERS NOW OPEN OCTOBER 18, 2005
NEW PINNERS POINT SEGMENT OPENS TO TRAFFIC NOV 19
