Bowers Hill EIS Study

in progress

Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory Virginia Description: Improvements to seven miles of Interstate 664 (I-664) and the Bowers Hill Interchange area at the confluence of I-664, I-64, I-264, U.S. Route 460, U.S. Route 58, U.S. Route 13 and Jolliff Road in the cities of Chesapeake and Suffolk, Virginia. The purpose of the Bowers Hill Study is to reduce current congestion, improve travel reliability, and provide additional travel choice on I-664 from and including the Bowers Hill Interchange to College Drive. The following needs have been identified for the study: Reduce Congestion—current and future travel demand exceed capacity that causes congestion and gridlock on I-664 in the study area; Improve Travel Reliability—current and future congestion will increase travel time while reducing the reliability of trips on I-664 in the study area; and Provide Additional Travel Choice—current and future lack of roadway travel choices exacerbates congestion and reduces travel reliability.

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