{"id":3209,"date":"2008-04-29T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-29T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/04\/expand-the-hampton-roads-bridge-tunnel-duh.html"},"modified":"2008-04-29T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-29T16:30:00","slug":"expand-the-hampton-roads-bridge-tunnel-duh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/04\/expand-the-hampton-roads-bridge-tunnel-duh\/","title":{"rendered":"Expand the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel? Duh."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/graphics\/i-64_va_tiny.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/graphics\/i-64_va_tiny.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/hamptonroads.com\/2008\/04\/transportation-head-calls-study-wider-hampton-tube\"><b>Transportation head calls for study of a wider Hampton tube<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Virginia-Pilot<\/i><br \/>It is self evident that the <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel<\/span> (I-64\/US 60) is insufficient at four lanes wide. While a second crossing, the <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Monitor-Merrimac Bridge Tunnel<\/span> (I-664) opened in the early 1990s to provide relief, it is out of the way for drivers headed to Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Now, VDOT is acknowledging that building an additional tube is worth studying. People who live by the existing HRBT are not excited about it, but don&#8217;t move next an interstate highway unless your are willing to see your property become eminent domain.<\/p>\n<p>I head down that way about once year to visit my cousin and his family. I probably split my trips about 50-50 between the two tunnels. I would like to see a new Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel tube(s) funded, but only after the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/labels\/Silver%20Line.html\"><b>Silver Line<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>H\/T: <a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wtopnews.com\/?nid=25&#038;sid=1395238\"><b>Homer says he&#8217;ll request study on building wider tunnel WTOP<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>WTOP<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/HamptonRoadsBridgeTunnel\" rel=\"tag\">Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/Interstate64\" rel=\"tag\">Interstate 64<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/Virginia\" rel=\"tag\">Virginia<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/\" rel=\"tag\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transportation head calls for study of a wider Hampton tube &#8211; The Virginia-PilotIt is self evident that the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (I-64\/US 60) is insufficient at four lanes wide. While a second crossing, the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge Tunnel (I-664) opened in the early 1990s to provide relief, it is out of the way for drivers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-transportation","category-virginia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Expand the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel? Duh. - William F. 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