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Starts 08/27/2027 SCHEDULED 83% CONFIDENCEGiven as scheduled, per VDOT and the source^[1]: "the revised project schedule sets... a final completion date for August 27, 2027."

Start: Aug 27, 202775% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion

Virginia is expanding the world's first bridge-tunnel, adding new tubes and widened approaches at Naval Station Norfolk, the largest naval base on Earth, more than 50 years after it first opened.

VDOT revised the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion agreement, moving substantial completion about 18 months to 26 February 2027 and final completion to 27 August 2027^[3]
The contractor has a $90 million early completion incentive if substantial completion is reached by September 2026, and the revisions keep the project nearly within its original $3.9 billion budget^[3]
The project builds two new tunnels and trestle bridges to double driving lanes over about 10 miles of I-64 from Mallory Street in Hampton to Patrol Road in Norfolk; the new tubes carry four eastbound lanes while existing tunnels carry westbound traffic^[2]
Tunnel boring machine "Mary" completed its second tunnel (a three-mile drive) with final breakthrough reported on 9 January 2026^[2]
The first new westbound I-64 lanes opened in Norfolk on 27 July 2026, and full completion was expected in spring 2027 per an April 2026 item^[2]
Milestones included a 15-acre North Island expansion, the largest continuous concrete pour in VDOT history, and a tunnel of this size built between two man-made islands^[3]

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Cost $4B

References 383% CONFIDENCE

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[1]75%
youtube.com/watch?v=A0lQPphWTkQ
youtube.com· Posted Sep 14, 2026· Starts Aug 27, 2027 ✓· 47% of score
Given as scheduled, per VDOT and the source: "the revised project schedule sets... a final completion date for August 27, 2027."
[2]92%
Newsroom – HRBT Expansion (Virginia Department of Transportation)
hrbtexpansion.vdot.virginia.gov· Published Jul 1, 2026· 35% of score
VDOT's own newsroom confirms the HRBT Expansion's substantial completion was moved to February 2027 with final completion in August 2027, matching the pin's stored August 27, 2027 date.^[1]
[3]88%
HRBT Expansion Project completion date pushed back to 2027 – WTKR
wtkr.com· Published Jan 1, 2026· 18% of score
WTKR reports the project's substantial completion date is now "February 26, 2027, with final completion set for August 27, 2027" - matching the pin's stored date exactly.

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Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion

Virginia is expanding the world's first bridge-tunnel, adding new tubes and widened approaches at Naval Station Norfolk, the largest naval base on Earth, more than 50 years after it first opened.

VDOT revised the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion agreement, moving substantial completion about 18 months to 26 February 2027 and final completion to 27 August 2027^[3]
The contractor has a $90 million early completion incentive if substantial completion is reached by September 2026, and the revisions keep the project nearly within its original $3.9 billion budget^[3]
The project builds two new tunnels and trestle bridges to double driving lanes over about 10 miles of I-64 from Mallory Street in Hampton to Patrol Road in Norfolk; the new tubes carry four eastbound lanes while existing tunnels carry westbound traffic^[2]
Tunnel boring machine "Mary" completed its second tunnel (a three-mile drive) with final breakthrough reported on 9 January 2026^[2]
The first new westbound I-64 lanes opened in Norfolk on 27 July 2026, and full completion was expected in spring 2027 per an April 2026 item^[2]
Milestones included a 15-acre North Island expansion, the largest continuous concrete pour in VDOT history, and a tunnel of this size built between two man-made islands^[3]

Cost $4B

References 383% CONFIDENCE

[1]75%
youtube.com/watch?v=A0lQPphWTkQ
youtube.com· Posted Sep 14, 2026· Starts Aug 27, 2027 ✓· 47% of score
Given as scheduled, per VDOT and the source: "the revised project schedule sets... a final completion date for August 27, 2027."
[2]92%
Newsroom – HRBT Expansion (Virginia Department of Transportation)
hrbtexpansion.vdot.virginia.gov· Published Jul 1, 2026· 35% of score
VDOT's own newsroom confirms the HRBT Expansion's substantial completion was moved to February 2027 with final completion in August 2027, matching the pin's stored August 27, 2027 date.^[1]
[3]88%
HRBT Expansion Project completion date pushed back to 2027 – WTKR
wtkr.com· Published Jan 1, 2026· 18% of score
WTKR reports the project's substantial completion date is now "February 26, 2027, with final completion set for August 27, 2027" - matching the pin's stored date exactly.

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Major Construction Begins on the New Long Bridge Over the Potomac

Long Bridge, Potomac River, Washington, D.C., United StatesVirginia Passenger Rail Authority

Starts 01/12/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE254 days agoVPRA's notice says the work windows "begin January 12, 2026, and will continue until the project's completion in 2030".^[1]

The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority moved the Long Bridge Project into full construction, opening daytime work windows through the Washington, D.C. construction zone because the District's noise and vibration rules bar the work at night. A new two-track bridge beside the century-old Long Bridge will give a continuous four-track corridor between Arlington and L'Enfant Plaza, relieving the worst passenger-rail bottleneck on the East Coast.

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