Elizabeth River Tunnels Project

Elizabeth River Tunnels Project
LocationNorfolk, Portsmouth
ProposerElizabeth River Crossings
Project websitewww.driveert.com
StatusOpen
TypeRoad
Cost estimate$2.1 billion
Start dateJuly 2012
Completion date2017[a]
StakeholdersAbertis
John Hancock Financial
SupportersVirginia Department of Transportation

The Elizabeth River Tunnels Project, a series of transportation projects in the South Hampton Roads region of Virginia, comprises the rehabilitation of the Downtown and existing Midtown Tunnels, the construction of a new parallel Midtown Tunnel, and the extension of the MLK Freeway/U.S. 58 to I-264. Intended to reduce congestion on area surface streets and arterial roads, the project was administered by Elizabeth River Crossings (ERC) and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) as part of a 58-year public-private partnership. ERC maintains and operates the project ongoing.
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