VDOT completes I-64 expansion in Henrico, New Kent

Commuters heading east from Richmond on Interstate 64 will have a smoother ride now, following the Virginia Department of Transportation's completion of a $46.4-million expansion project

VDOT officials announced that they had completed the project Aug. 20. It spanned from Interstate 295 (at mile marker 200 on I-64) to Bottoms Brige (mile marker 205) in New Kent County.

Construction began in August 2017 to widen I-64 from two to three travel lanes in both the eastbound and westbound directions. Newly completed improvements include an added 12-foot wide travel lane and a 10-foot wide shoulder in both directions in the median of the preexisting roadway, widened bridges over the Chickahominy River and improved acceleration and deceleration lanes at the truck weigh station (mile marker 203). Sound mitigation walls also have been constructed within project limits and the 55 mph work zone speed limit has been lifted.

“The completed project is intended to provide congestion relief and added safety to the I-64 corridor,” said VDOT Richmond District Mega Projects Engineer Scott Fisher. “An additional travel lane in each direction will accommodate current and future traffic volumes on I-64 and is expected to lessen travel times to and from Virginia Beach.”

Roanoke-based Corman-Branch, a joint venture, completed the project in approximately two years, ahead of schedule and under budget, according to VDOT officials.