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 Arctic 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: November 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. Mediterranean Avenue is 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.

Multiple Intersections along Great Neck Road

• Work Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Work: Traffic signal rehabilitation projects at the following intersections
  
  • Wolfsnare Road
  • Old Donation Parkway
  • First Colonial Road
  • Mill Dam Road
• Contact: John Dagan, Dagan Electric Company at 757-689-4152 or William Morgan, project manager, Virginia Beach Public Works at 757-385-1655.

Drivers can expect temporary lane closures during work hours.

Monmouth Lane will be closed between Locke Lane and Marlborough Drive to replace a portion of the sanitary sewer main in the area.

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VDOT will conducting roadwork on I-264 starting Sunday, April 13 through Friday, April 18, weather permitting. Detours will be in place and drivers are advised to use alternate routes.

• The I-264 east off ramp to Laskin Road / Virginia Beach Blvd. (exit 20) will be closed:
  • April 13 at 8 p.m. to April 14 at 5 a.m.
  • April 14-16 between the hours of 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • April 16-18 between the hours of 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• The I-264 west off ramp from to Lynnhaven Parkway south (exit 19A) will be closed April 13 - 18 between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
• The I-264 west on ramp from Rosemont Road south will be closed April 13 - 18 between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m.
• The I-264 west off ramp to Rosemont Road will be closed April 13 - 18 between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.

South Birdneck Road at Jackson Street will have two weekend closures that will impact both lanes of travel.

• Work Hours: April 25-28, 7 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Monday; May 2-5, 7 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Monday. Work hours will be 24-hour days for both closures.
• Work: Installation work to complete the storm pipe crossing at Jackson Street.
• Contact: 
  • Larry Atwood, project manager with Tidewater Utility Construction, 757-284-9834, latwood@tucincva.com.
  • Melissa Lindgren, P.E., City of Virginia Beach, 757-385-1689, mlindgren@vbgov.com.

The first closure and detour beginning on April 25 will be the southbound lanes of S. Birdneck Road. The second closure and detour beginning on May 2 will be for the northbound lanes of S. Birdneck Road. 

Resort Area Road Impacts

Before each of the Oceanfront events with an 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.

Don’t Sit on Colon Cancer 5K

During the morning of Saturday, March 22, 2025, there will be temporary road closures to accommodate the Don’t Sit on Colon Cancer 5K race. Beginning at 8:30 a.m., there will be no access to: Medical Parkway & Glenn Mitchell Dr., Medical Parkway at Dam Neck Rd., Medical Parkway at Concert Dr., and Glenn Mitchell Dr. within the Sentara Hospital Complex Assembly Area. All roads are expected to reopen at 11:30 a.m. In addition to the road closures, Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) bus routes will have alternate drop-off locations for access to the hospital complex during the race.

During the morning of Saturday, April 19, 2025, there will be temporary road closures to accommodate Easter Eggstravaganza. Beginning at 7 a.m., there will be no access to Commerce Street between Central Park Avenue and Market Street. All other roadways will be open. All roads are scheduled to reopen at about 5 p.m. April 19. Guests headed to restaurants along Commerce Street during the event are advised to use any of the City parking garages.