HAMPTON/NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The Virginia Department of Transportation will conduct routine tide gate testing at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel beginning at 2 a.m. on Sunday, May 4, to ensure tunnel facilities are prepared for possible adverse weather conditions. 

Drivers traveling on I-64 to the HRBT at this time should expect delays up to 60 minutes in each direction. Drivers are encouraged to use I-664, Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel, as an alternate route to avoid delays.

Crews will first test the eastbound gates from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. and all eastbound traffic will be stopped. Then, from 3 a.m. to 4 a.m., all westbound traffic will be stopped to test the westbound gates.

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