ABOUT THE PROJECT
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In 2014, the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC) included a Hampton Roads Crossing Study in its list of priority projects, which led to the development of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to evaluate options for this crossing. In December 2016, the Commonwealth Transportation Board approved “Alternative A” as the preferred alternative for this study, laying the groundwork to complete the SEIS and obtain a Record of Decision in June 2017.
Expansion project improvements will occur in the I-64 corridor between Settlers Landing Road in Hampton and I-564 in Norfolk and include adding a third lane and a drivable shoulder to I-64 in each direction. New twin two-lane tunnels will accommodate four lanes of traffic for a total of eight lanes of capacity across the water and will be constructed as bored tunnels.
PROJECT LEADERSHIP
Christopher G. Hall, P.E.
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)/Hampton Roads District Engineer
Christopher G. Hall, P.E., joined VDOT as the Hampton Roads district engineer in April 2018, after over 29 years of service as an Engineer officer in the U.S. Army. As The Hampton Roads district engineer, Hall leads a combined team of over 1,200 state employee and contract staff, executing the region’s transportation project planning and delivery along with maintenance and operations spanning almost 10,000 lane miles. During his tenure—which has included an unprecedented global pandemic—Hall has kept regional transportation operations moving in one of the largest and most geographically unique VDOT districts in the Commonwealth. The Hampton Roads District alone encompasses nine counties, 11 cities, and two islands.
Hall and his team are currently managing more than $5 billion in contracts encompassing 30% of the state’s contracted transportation-related work. As of February 2023, he added to the district’s oversight, the largest construction program in Virginia’s history, the $3.9 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project.
Supporting the District Engineer in the day-to-day oversight of the HRBT expansion project delivery will be Ryan Banas with HNTB.
Ryan Banas, P.E. CMM
HNTB Corporation/HRBT Expansion Project Director
Ryan Banas, PE, CCM, joins the HRBT project team to oversee the daily management of the project’s delivery. He will lead efforts in coordination with VDOT’s Chris Hall to ensure VDOT’s obligations and responsibilities are fulfilled and that the project remains on a positive trajectory toward completion. Banas, an Associate Vice-President at HNTB Corporation, moved to the Hampton Roads Region in 2011 and has managed programs involving a variety of infrastructure systems including bored, immersed tube, cut and cover tunnels, moveable bridge construction, and complex urban interchanges. From career inception to present day, he has led and/or played an integral role in high-profile undertakings along the East Coast with budgets between $133 million to $3.9 billion.
Formerly of Maybee, Michigan, Banas holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. With his breadth of diverse mega-project experience, he instills the technical leadership needed to deliver complex and unique assignments. Banas is an effective leader with a positive reputation, and he will play a pivotal role in driving results for VDOT through project construction and ultimately completion. He is a powerful addition to the HRBT Expansion Project Team.
“I look forward to digging in and cultivating a culture of success between VDOT and Hampton Roads Connector Partners (HRCP). I am eager to earn the trust of all staff involved in the project and collaborate with major project stakeholders and the community as this transformative project becomes a reality for the region.”
PROJECT FUNDING
Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC) is the primary funding agent of the project, which is being financed with regional sales and gas tax collections. Additional funding includes $200 million from the Commonwealth’s SMART SCALE transportation prioritization program (where it ranked first in the following categories: congestion, access to jobs, multimodal access, intermodal access, and travel time reliability), and $108 million from VDOT.
PROJECT PARTNERSHIPS
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the state’s roads, bridges and tunnels. VDOT is the owner of the HRBT Expansion Project.
Hampton Roads Connector Partners, a design-build team, will build the HRBT Expansion Project. HRCP is a joint venture consisting of multiple partners, with Dragados USA serving as lead contractor and HDR and Mott MacDonald as lead designers.
RESOURCES
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the state’s roads, bridges and tunnels. VDOT is the owner of the HRBT Expansion Project.
Project Map
Contract and Procurement Documents
FINAL EXECUTED COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENT & EXHIBITS
Executed Comprehensive Agreement
Exhibit 4
Exhibit 6
Exhibit 9
Exhibit 10
Exhibit 11
Exhibit 15
Exhibit 16
Exhibit 17
Exhibit 18
Exhibit 20
Exhibit 22
Exhibit 25
ADDITIONAL STUDIES
Economic Impact of Project construction to Virginia and the Hampton Roads Region completed on April 22, 2019 – click here for the report
PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS
March 21, 2019 – the Commonwealth Transportation Board endorsed the Commissioner’s Certification to the Governor and to the General Assembly. VDOT also provided Procurement Updates.
FINAL FINDING OF PUBLIC INTEREST
Final Finding of Public Interest was endorsed by the CTB at its March 21, 2019 meeting. VDOT also provided Procurement Updates.
STATEMENT OF CLARIFICATION #2
Statement of Clarification #2 was released on January 10, 2019. Responses due from Proposers on January 15, 2019 at 5:00pm EST.
STATEMENT OF CLARIFICATION #1
Statement of Clarification was released on January 8, 2019. Responses due from Proposers on January 15, 2019 at 5:00pm EST.
FINAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ADDENDUM 3
HRBT Expansion Project–RFP–Addendum_No_3 was released on December 19, 2018. Responses due from Proposers on January 15, 2019 at 5:00pm EST.
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was released on December 15, 2017.
- RFQ – Addendum Number 2 unmarked
- RFQ – Addendum Number 2 – Form B
- Optional Project Information Meeting was held on January 19, 2018, at the Norfolk Airport DoubleTree Hotel.
PROJECT FINDING OF PUBLIC INTEREST
- Document released on January 11, 2017
- Reaffirmed at May 9, 2018 Transportation Public-Private Partnerships Steering Committee meeting
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Potential proposers were invited to submit response letters with input on procurement and delivery options for the Project. VDOT received responses from 12 contractor and developer entities.
- Request For Information
- HRBT RFI Response Letters
- HRBT RFI Industry Forum Presentation
- HRBT RFI Industry Registered Attendees
INDUSTRY FORUM
An industry forum was held April 3, 2017 in Hampton, Virginia to provide an opportunity to learn more about the project. Materials from the event are posted here.
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - VPDES Environmental Permit
U.S. Coast Guard Public Notices
- HRCP Notification Memo
- Public Notice D05PN-09-2020 (re. Hampton Roads Beltway)
- Public Notice D05PN-10-2020 (re. Willoughby Bay Bridge)
Revised Joint Permit Application and Drawings - December 23, 2019
Revised Joint Permit Application and Drawings – December 23, 2019
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Original Joint Permit Application and Drawings - August 2019
- Table of Contents, Cover Letter, Acronyms (168 KB)
- Table of Contents (1.8 MB)
- Appendix A – Adjacent Property Owner Address Labels (8 MB)
- Appendix B- Regional Permit 17 Checklist (61 KB)
- Appendix C – Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (411 KB)
- Appendix D – Sample Drawings (61 KB)
- Appendix E – Project Description (3 MB)
- Appendix F- Alternatives Analysis (1 MB)
- Appendix G – Impacts To Waters Of The U.S., Rev 1, PART 1 (9 MB)
- Appendix G – Impacts To Waters Of The U.S., Rev 1, PART 2 (7 MB)
- Appendix G – Impacts To Waters Of The U.S., Rev 1, PART 3 (5 MB)
- Appendix G – Impacts To Waters Of The U.S., Rev 1, PART 4 (6 MB)
- Appendix G – Impacts To Waters Of The U.S., Rev 1, PART 5 (10 MB)
- Appendix G – Impacts To Waters Of The U.S., Rev 1, PART 6 (8 MB)
- Appendix G – Impacts To Waters Of The U.S., Rev 1, PART 7 (4 MB)
- Appendix H- Permit List (236 KB)
- Appendix I – Federal Species (3 MB)
- Appendix J – State Species (6.5 MB)
- Appendix K – Cultural and Historic Resources (9.2 MB)
- Appendix L – Materials Management Plan – PART 1 (2 MB)
- Appendix L – Materials Management Plan – PART 2 (3 MB)
- Appendix L – Materials Management Plan – PART 3 (7 MB)
- Appendix L – Materials Management Plan – PART 4 (6 MB)
- Appendix L – Materials Management Plan – PART 5 (9 MB)
- Appendix L – Materials Management Plan – PART 6 (8 MB)
- Appendix M – Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Assessment (2 MB)
- Appendix N – Project Schedule (527 KB)
- Appendix O – Water Quality Monitoring Plan
- Appendix P- Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Plan, Rev 1, Part 1 (5.9 MB)
- Appendix P- Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Plan, Rev 1, Part 2 (6.9 MB)
- Appendix – Q Stakeholder Coordination, Part 1 (10 MB)
- Appendix – Q Stakeholder Coordination, Part 2 (5 MB)
- Appendix – Q Stakeholder Coordination, Part 3 (9.8 MB)
- Appendix – Q Stakeholder Coordination, Part 4 (10 MB)
- Appendix R – Marine Mammal Assessment (5 MB)
- Appendix S – Spill Prevention Response Plan (779 KB)
- Appendix T – Storm (1.3 MB)
- Joint Permit Application Impact Plates
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision
Environmental Assessment Re-Evaluation
Finding of No Significant Impact
Record of Decision
Final SEIS By Chapter
- Final SEIS Cover
- Signature Page
- Executive Summary
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Purpose and Need
- Chapter 2: Alternatives
- Chapter 3: Affected Environment & Environmental Consequences
- Chapter 4: List of Preparers
- Chapter 5: Distribution List
- Chapter 6: Comments and Coordination
- Chapter 7: References
- Appendix A: Alignment Segments & Operationally Independent Sections
- Appendix B: Alternatives Mapping
- Appendix C: Coordination Plan
- Appendix D: Agency Correspondence
- Appendix E: Section 4f Report
- Appendix F: Historical Topographic Maps and Aerials
- Appendix G: List of Technical Supporting Documentation
- Appendix H: Response to Comments
- Appendix I: Programmatic Agreement
Supporting Technical Reports
- Air Quality Technical Report
- Air Quality Technical Report Appendices A-D
- Alternatives Technical Report
- Archaeological Assessment
- Architectural Survey Management Summary
- Hazmat Technical Memorandum
- Hazmat Technical Memorandum Appendices A-C
- Indirect and Cumulative Effects Technical Report
- Natural Resources Technical Report
- Noise Technical Report
- Noise Technical Report Appendices A-F
- Right-of-Way and Relocation Technical Memorandum
- Socioeconomic and Land Use Technical Report
- Traffic and Transportation Technical Report
- Traffic and Transportation Technical Report Appendices
- Visual Technical Memorandum
- Hydrodynamic Technical Report
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
- SEIS Cover
- Signature Page
- Executive Summary
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Purpose and Need
- Chapter 2: Alternatives
- Chapter 3.1-3.2: Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences
- Chapter 3.3-3.7: Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences
- Chapter 3.8: Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences
- Chapter 3.9-3.14: Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences
- Chapter 3.15-3.17: Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences
- Chapter 4: List of Preparers
- Chapter 5: Distribution List
- Chapter 6: Comments and Coordination
- Chapter 7: References
- Appendix A: Alignment Segments and OIS
- Appendix B: Alternatives Mapping
- Appendix C: Coordination Plan
- Appendix D: Agency Correspondence
- Appendix E: Section 4f Report
- Appendix F: Historical Topographic Maps and Aerials
- Appendix G: List of Technical Supporting Documentation
2015-2016 Presentations
Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB)
September 2016 Location Public Hearing Materials
December 2015 Citizen Information Meeting Materials
- Video Presentation (YouTube)