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It was the second fixed crossing directly between Portsmouth and Norfolk across the Elizabeth River. It was financed and built by the Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission with toll revenue bonds. In 1988 and 1989, during an expansion of I-264, the Downtown Tunnel and the Berkley Bridge were rebuilt and expanded. Tolls were also removed from the ...
The Elizabeth River Tunnels Project, a series of transportation projects in the South Hampton Roads region of Virginia, comprises the rehabilitation of the Downtown and existing Midtown Tunnels, the construction of a new parallel Midtown Tunnel, and the extension of the MLK Freeway/U.S. 58 to I-264.
The Downtown Tunnel on Interstate 264 (I-264) and U.S. Route 460 Alternate (US 460 Alt.) crosses the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in the South Hampton Roads area of Virginia, US. It links the independent City of Portsmouth with the independent City of Norfolk .
The project is located between the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk in Hampton Roads. Under a comprehensive agreement, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will maintain ownership of the infrastructure and oversee ERC's activities. ERC financed and built the facilities, and will operate and maintain them for a 58-year concession period.
For the first time in five years, no Channel crossings took place on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or Boxing Day. The provisional annual total for the year, 29,437, is 36% lower than the record ...
Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Image Notes Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel: I-64 / US 60: Hampton Roads to Norfolk: 1957 36°59′14″N 76°18′20″W Replaced ferries from Willoughby Spit to Old Point Comfort and Pine Beach to Small Boat Harbor: Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel: I-664: Suffolk, Virginia to Newport News ...
Some 45,774 arrivals were reported across the whole of 2022: the highest for a calendar year since data on Channel crossings began in 2018. The total for 2023, 29,437, was more than a third (36% ...
The number of migrants crossing the Channel in Labour's first five months in office is down on the same period in 2022, a record year for arrivals, but similar to the number who crossed in that ...