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VA breaks ground on I-64 Gap Widening between Richmond & Hampton

15Nov

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VA breaks ground on I-64 Gap Widening between Richmond & Hampton

Monday, November 13, marked the groundbreaking for the $756 million I-64 Gap Widening Project. The project’s goal is to improve travel between Richmond to Hampton Roads. To do so, the plan is to expand each side of the highway from two lanes to three lanes from mile marker 204.9 in New Kent County to mile marker 233.3 in James City County. Also, 10-foot-wide paved shoulders will be added in each direction. Adjoining parts of I-64 are already have six or more lane, and that’s why this area is referred to as “the gap,” notes VDOT. There is a lot of braking in the gap and the notorious congestion is growing, “disrupting one of Virginia’s most important thoroughfares,” the department adds. Ultimately, the widening project aims to increase capacity and mobility, alleviate congestion...

Canceled wind project cancels promise for hundreds of Portsmouth jobs

11Nov

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Canceled wind project cancels promise for hundreds of Portsmouth jobs

Another glorified wind energy project has made its way to the chopping block. Siemens Gamesa canceled its plan to build “the first offshore wind turbine blade facility in the United States” in Portsmouth. In October 2021, amid the launch ceremony for the project, the European turbine maker announced it had signed a long-term lease with the Virginia Port Authority for over 80 acres at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal. According to the company, a $200 million project lie ahead that included over $80 million in investment for buildings and equipment at the Terminal. The company was so bullish and confident that it said, “Siemens Gamesa will look to potentially expand the facility if awarded future projects in the region, creating additional jobs in the future.” The jobs the Portsmou...

Rt. 460 in Isle of Wight shut down by truck-on-truck crash

10Nov

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Rt. 460 in Isle of Wight shut down by truck-on-truck crash

The closures on US 460 in Isle of Wight that spanned from Thursday night into Friday morning were due to a two-vehicle crash. Both vehicles were tractor-trailers, Virginia State Police reported. Shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, VSP said they responded to an incident on Rt. 460 just west of the intersection of Rt. 639, Winston Drive. Leslie Paul-Moore Turner was hauling an empty chassis trailer with a 2020 Volvo, and VSP said its preliminary investigation revealed that Turner’s vehicle “became disabled” in the right lane on the eastbound side of Rt. 460. While he was in the cab looking for emergency triangles, a 2016 International ran into the back of him, police explained. The International was driven by George Herbert Brown who was also traveling east with an enclosed trail...

Portsmouth now using speed cameras near schools

2Nov

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Portsmouth now using speed cameras near schools

Drivers near Portsmouth schools, take note that speeding could be pricey. The City has implemented an automated traffic enforcement program aka speed cameras. Portsmouth PD said the speed cameras will enforce the speed limit on school days when classes are in session. Enforcement times are from 30 minutes before the start of school until 30 minutes after dismissal. PPD said citations will only be issued if a vehicle is more than 10 mph over the posted speed limit, and every school zone that is subject to photo enforcement is supposed to have signs displaying the speed limit and signs disclosing the use of speed cameras. Each citation will cost $100 dollars. Speed enforcement cameras will be used at: I.C. Norcom High School Douglass Park Elementary School Lakeview Elem...