PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The westbound entrance to the Western Freeway from Towne Point Road in Portsmouth is closed as crews replace sound walls between Towne Point Road and College Drive.
This is the first of two ramp closures planned in the area and will last for the next few weeks. The closure is part of a larger project where crews are erecting new sound walls on 264 and replacing them on 164.
A similar sound wall project recently caused The Virginia Department of Transportation to add a stop sign from Frederick Boulevard to 264 westbound. Speaking recently about the 264 project and why a stop sign was used instead of other traffic measures, officials noted space constraints…