Owner
Virginia Department of Transportation [VDOT]
Client
HRCP Hampton Roads Connector Partners [Dragados USA, VINCI Construction, Flatiron Constructors, Dodin Campenon Bernard]
Cost
$3.8 billion USD
Timeframe
April 2020
— December 2027
Services performed
Design, checking and Engineer of Record for temporary structures design (shaft dewatering, TBM gantry cradle, TBM steel segments, cofferdam, precast concrete ballast elements, sheet pile walls and various foundations)
Description
The expansion will occur in the I-64 corridor between Settlers Landing Road in Hampton and I-564 in Norfolk and includes adding a third lane and a drivable shoulder to I-64 in each direction. New twin two-lane tunnels, approximately 7500ft long and 45 ft in (outer) diameter), will accommodate four lanes of traffic for a total of eight lanes of capacity across the water and will be constructed as bored tunnels. The tunnels will be constructed by a 46ft diameter variable density Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM).
Geology
Quaternary Alluvium (Qc) underlain by Yorktown Sands (Tys)
Location
Norfork, Virginia, USA
Highlights
- Temporary works design in marine environment.
- Excavation works on artificial island.
- Largest construction project in the history of Virginia.
Expansion North Island (courtesy hrbtexpansion.org)
Construction Activities South Island (courtesy hrbtexpansion.org)