Traffic shifts expected week of March 16 on I-64 at Airport Drive in Henrico

Beginning Tuesday, March 16, the Virginia Department of Transportation will conduct a series of traffic switches on Interstate 64 over Airport Drive (Route 156) as part of the ongoing I-64/Airport Drive bridge replacement and interchange improvements project in Henrico County.

Drivers should expect the following and use caution when in work zones on I-64 from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night:

• Tuesday night (March 16) – Eastbound I-64 traffic will be switched onto the newly constructed eastbound bridge;

• Wednesday night (March 17) – Traffic in both directions will operate as normal while crews work on the median bridge;

• Thursday night (March 18) – Westbound I-64 traffic will be switched onto the median bridge while crews begin demolition on the existing westbound bridge.

Weather permitting, all traffic shifts will be complete by 5 a.m. Friday, March 19. Traffic on Airport Drive and ramps to and from Airport Drive will not be impacted.

The primary purpose of the $35 million project is to replace the I-64 eastbound and westbound bridges over Airport Drive, increase vertical clearance on Airport Drive and perform all necessary approach work to accommodate this vertical increase. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be complete in late 2022.

For details about the project, visit http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/richmond/i-64_bridge_replacements_over_airport_dr..asp#

Anyone with questions about the project should call VDOT’s customer service center at 800-FOR-ROAD (800-367-7623).