Interstate camera, sign outages during I-64 construction tomorrow

Posted to: News Norfolk Transportation and Traffic

By Cindy Clayton
The Virginian-Pilot
© July 18, 2008

NORFOLK

Some traffic cameras and electronic signs along Interstate 64 will be out at various times tomorrow, the Virginia Department of Transportation says.

From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., the cameras west of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel will be out while construction is done on a sound wall along I-64 in Ocean View, according to a VDOT news release.

Crews will be splicing cables that serve the devices.

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Would anyone really notice or care?

Submitted by BigMike on Sun, 07/20/2008 at 9:27 am.

Face it the cameras and the message boards are just a waste of tax dollars to start off with. Notice that most of the time the message boards have some worthless nothing message on them or they indicate the wrong road conditions, such as "tunnel traffic congested" when the traffic is moving at or above the speed limit at the tunnel. The cameras are only a costly toy for the local media, they are completely worthless commuters. The most comical part of that is the radio traffic people can't seem to get it right even with the cameras. I've been stuck in three miles of traffic when the radio announcer is saying the Mid-town traffic is moving smoothly and I've moved through the tunnel at highway speeds when they said it backed up over the West Norfolk Bridge. Get rid of these costly programs and stop the waste. Oh and by the way, the camera towers are NOT high enough for cell phone towers and the cell phone c

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