Editor's Pick Widening of I-64 between Richmond and Hampton Roads to begin in November DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch Sep 29, 2023 Sep 29, 2023 0 × Drone views of Interstate 64 near Bottoms Bridge and West Point exits. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Work is set to start in November on widening Interstate 64 east of Richmond, with the aim of completing a six-lane superhighway connection to Hampton Roads, Virginia Department of Transportation Commissioner Stephen Brich said.kAm%96 2:> :D E@ 255 2 E9:C5 =2?6 :? 6249 5:C64E:@? @? x\ec :? }6H z6?E r@F?EJ 2?5 E96 ?@CE96C? 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Drone views of Interstate 64 near Bottoms Bridge and West Point exits. Drone views of Interstate 64 near Bottoms Bridge and West Point exits.
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