Road Closures & Impacts

South Plaza Trail from Rosemont Road to Presidential Boulevard

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• Roadway closed to through traffic
• Work: Continuing storm drainage and utility improvements
• Expected Completion: September 2025
• Contact: Christina Tumminelli, Trident Civil Inc., 757-393-5904, ctumminelli@tridentcivil.com; Robert Sherman, Public Works, 757-385-4131, rasherman@vbgov.com

Every effort will be made to keep any inconveniences to a minimum during this time. Access to homes and businesses located on the closed section of this street will be maintained. Emergency services, postal deliveries and waste collection will continue without delays or interruptions throughout this project.

South Birdneck Road near Bells Road Intersection

• Work Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday-Saturday
• Work: Dominion Energy Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind construction
• Expected Completion: May 2025
• Contact: Dominion Energy, info@coastalvawind.com, 1-844-319-2065

Lane closures and daytime traffic delays are expected on South Birdneck Road near Bells Road. At least one lane of South Birdneck Road will be open in both directions. Please follow posted signs, flagger instructions and speed limits. Sidewalks for pedestrians and cyclists will remain available.

South Independence Boulevard near Columbus Street

• Work Hours: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday
• Work: HRSD to rehabilitate and replace a sanitary sewer pipeline across South Independence Boulevard
• Contact: Lisa Bolen, HRSD, LBolen@HRSD.com, 757-460-7000

Beginning as early as Dec. 30, HRSD will work to rehabilitate and replace a sanitary sewer pipeline across South Independence Boulevard near Columbus Street. Be aware, traffic patterns will shift and will include partial lane closures. Access to homes and businesses will be maintained. This portion of the work is anticipated to be completed in four to six months.

Winston Salem Avenue between Baltic Avenue and Mediterranean Avenue closed to through traffic

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• Roadway closed to through traffic
• Work: Improved pedestrian access and connectivity between Mediterranean Avenue, the Rudee Loop Walkway and Pacific Avenue
• Expected Completion: March 2025 for this phase
• Contact: Please contact WinstonSalem@vbgov.com with questions or sign up for email updates at VirginiaBeach.gov/WinstonSalem.

Through traffic on Winston Salem Avenue is detoured to Mediterranean Avenue via Norfolk Avenue. An additional work zone is setup on the section of Mediterranean Avenue south of Winston Salem. Mediterranean Avenue remains open and the parking spaces along Mediterranean are being used to maintain traffic flow. During the day, workers will direct drivers around the work zone.

Access to homes and businesses located on the closed section of these streets will be maintained. Information about the improvements being made and the detours in place can be found at VirginiaBeach.gov/WinstonSalem.

Resort Area Road Impacts

Before each of the Oceanfront events with anticipated attendance of more than 10,000 per day (subject to change), “know before you go” information for that event, including road closures, are added to VirginiaBeach.gov/EventInfo.

There will be road closures in the Resort Area throughout the weekend for the Shamrock Marathon.

Saturday, March 15

• 5 a.m. | No access: Pacific Avenue from 25th to 35th streets
• 5 a.m. | No access: Atlantic Avenue from 25th to 35th streets
• 7 a.m. | No access: Rudee Loop to 25th Street
• 7 a.m. | No access: Atlantic Avenue from 35th to 38th streets
• 1 p.m. | Estimated time all roads will reopen

Sunday, March 16

Sunday’s road closures will affect the Resort Area, the North End, and sections of Shore Drive and General Booth Boulevard

• 5 a.m. | No access: Atlantic Avenue southbound lanes from the Pacific Avenue / Atlantic Avenue intersection at Cavalier to 47th Street (Bay Colony Drive)
• 5 a.m. | Limited access: Atlantic Avenue northbound lanes from the Pacific Avenue / Atlantic Avenue intersection at Cavalier to 47th Street (Bay Colony Drive)
• 5 a.m. | No access: Pacific Avenue from 35th Street to Pacific Avenue / Atlantic Avenue intersection at Cavalier
• 5 a.m. | No access: Atlantic Avenue from 35th to 40th streets
• 6:30 a.m. | No access: Atlantic Avenue from 22nd to 35th street
• 7 a.m. | No access: Atlantic Avenue from Pacific Avenue / Atlantic Avenue intersection at Cavalier to 89th Street
• 7 a.m. | No access: Shore Drive from Fort Story West Gate to Atlantic Avenue / 83rd Street
• 7 a.m. | Limited access: Feeder road on the west side of Atlantic Avenue from 50th Street will be open for north- and southbound neighborhood traffic
• 8 a.m. | No access: Atlantic Avenue from Rudee Loop to 9th Street
• 8 a.m. | No access: General Booth Boulevard Northbound Lane from Prosperity Road to 5th Street / Rudee Bridge
• 8 a.m. | Limited access: One Pacific Avenue and General Booth Boulevard southbound lane will be open for vehicular traffic from 9th Street to Oceana Boulevard
• 8 a.m. | No access: Birdneck Road from General Booth Boulevard to State Military Reservation entrance at Jefferson Avenue
• 8 a.m. | Limited access: Birdneck Road eastbound lanes will be open for neighborhood traffic to travel to Prosperity Road
• 3:30 p.m. | Estimated time all roads will reopen