NORFOLK, Va. — The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion project will reach a major milestone Sunday morning as the first two lanes of the new eight-lane south trestle will be open to eastbound traffic.

Starting at 5 a.m. Sunday, drivers will begin using the newly constructed lanes between South Island and Willoughby Spit in Norfolk. The opening marks the debut of the more than 200-foot-wide, and 1.2 mile long structure that has been under construction as part of the eight-year expansion project.

"This is a major milestone for the project in the region," said Stephen Brich, Commissioner of Highways for the Virginia Department of Transportation. "The last major traffic shift that we experienced was in the spring of '24, when we put traffic onto the new northbound trestle."

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