Weekend plans to shift Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel traffic to a new eight-lane bridge between Norfolk and the bridge-tunnel’s South Island have been postponed.

The Virginia Department of Transportation initially announced the planned traffic shift on Friday.

However, “during final preparations in advance of the shift, VDOT determined all prerequisite work was not complete,” state transportation officials said in a statement early Sunday. VDOT said the delay putting the new bridge into service “will permit the project’s design-build contractor, Hampton Roads Connector Partners, additional time to complete preparations and ensure a seamless traffic shift at a future date.”

The bridge is part of $3.9 billion project to expand the HRBT and Interstate 64 corridor between Norfolk and Hampto

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