From WVEC.com Traffic Camera

Traffic backed up for miles on I-64.

NORFOLK (AP) -- The Virginia Department of Transportation plans to host a briefing on last week's closure of the westbound tube of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel that caused massive traffic backups.

VDOT said Tuesday the interim briefing will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission in Chesapeake. The briefing is open to the public.

VDOT closed the tube on July 2 after a pumping system malfunctioned and filled a pump house with water. The mouth of the tunnel on the Hampton side had as much as 6 inches of water.

The problem led to traffic delays and emergency repairs in the busy tunnel over the Independence Day weekend. Local officials voiced concerns about the tunnel's effectiveness as a hurricane escape route.

From 9:00 p.m. Tuesday until 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, one westbound lane approaching and through the tunnel will be closed as work continues.

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