News Release

Colonial Parkway Williamsburg Tunnel Closed for Maintenance

Date: January 15, 2020
Contact: Tim McLean, [phone]
Contact: Michael Byrd, [e-mail]

Williamsburg, Va. – The Williamsburg Tunnel on the Colonial Parkway will be closed for maintenance from Monday, February 3 through Monday, March 2, 2020. Work will include saw-cutting and replacing damaged pavement, sealing roadway joints, sweeping and pressure washing the road surface, installing a centerline, repairing the brickwork in the south portal arch, upgrading some of the light fixtures and replacing bulbs. The National Park Service scheduled concurrent work to minimize the length of time required for the closure and to avoid multiple closures. Detour signs will divert Jamestown-bound traffic at the Parkway traffic circle, along Visitor Center Drive to South Henry Street, to the Newport Avenue interchange with the Parkway. Signs at all turns will indicate “Colonial Parkway Jamestown Detour.” Yorktown-bound traffic will follow the detour in the opposite direction and signs at all turns will indicate “Colonial Parkway Yorktown Detour.”

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