Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
VDOT Issues Action Plan to Address HRBT Recommendations
VDOT to implement recommendations over next three years.
VDOT Explains HRBT Flooding
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) announced today its preliminary review of the events that led to the July 2 closure of the Interstate 64 West Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) due to a fire main break. During a public meeting this morning, officials described a series of incidents surrounding the rupture of a 52-year-old cast-iron fire main pipe encased in concrete beneath the westbound tunnel’s road surface. Approximately 2 million gallons of water from the fire hydrant supply system filled underground ducts and eventually caused the complete closure of the westbound tunnel as water pooled in the travel lanes.
