CHESAPEAKE, Va. — April marks six months since a section of Elbow Road has been closed due to construction on the Elbow Road project.
The $84 million project spans across two cities, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach. Construction has been underway since September 2024, and work on the Stumpy Lake Bridge on Elbow Road replacement on Elbow Road started in fall 2025.
Jake Lewis, City of Chesapeake engineer manager, is the project manager for the Chesapeake side of the project. He expects Elbow Road to open up to traffic in August, with the bridge fully complete a few months after that…