NORFOLK A vehicle fire prompted the closing of Interstate 64 West at the Interstate 264 interchange, the Virginia Department of Transportation said. Traffic was moving again about 30 minutes after the 1:40 p.m. fire. Motorists can expect continued delays.  

CHESAPEAKE The High-Rise Bridge on Interstate 64 will be closed for one hour Wednesday night while crews remove some equipment from under the lift span. The closure is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., according to a Virginia Department of Transportation news release. Drivers can use the Downtown Tunnel as an alternate route.  

The average price of regular gas has fallen below $3.50 a gallon in Hampton Roads, AAA reported Friday.
The last time it was below $3.50 was Feb. 21, said Katharine Beachboard, a spokeswoman for AAA Tidewater Virginia.
The regional average was $3.49 this morning, AAA’s Fuel Gauge Report said. That was down from $3.51 Thursday and $3.56 a week before.

RALEIGH, N.C.  Motorists across North Carolina will find the going easy for the Memorial Day weekend. The state Department of Transportation is suspending most road construction work on major routes. The department says by avoiding traffic delays, motorists can reach their destinations more quickly while cutting down on fuel consumption and costs.

RICHMOND Virginia State Police troopers plan to kick off Operation CARE, part of a nationwide program to reduce traffic accidents.

VIRGINIA BEACH A dozen blocks of Atlantic Avenue will be closed for part of the first weekend in June.

NORFOLK Marilyn Praileau is happy to owe the city less on her personal property tax bill this year. On Thursday, Praileau drove her 2003 Ford Explorer to Harbor Park for the drive-through personal property tax appeal held for the last few years by Commissioner of the Revenue Sharon McDonald.

CHESAPEAKE A natural gas leak shut down part of busy Battlefield Boulevard this morning at the Great Bridge Bridge. The leak was reported about 8:50 a.m. and the road was shut down from Cedar Road to Albemarle Drive and the bridge, according to Capt. Scott Saunders, fire spokesman. The leak, at 146 S. Battlefield, also closed part of Cedar and Albemarle.

RICHMOND The Virginia Department of Transportation has launched an enhanced version of its 511 traffic-reporting information system. The agency says motorists can download a free mobile phone application that will allow them to access real-time traffic information, including online video of traffic conditions, and call the improved 511 system.

CHESAPEAKE

One lane on U.S. 58 west from Interstate 664 to the Suffolk city line will be closed from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. today to finish paving before Memorial Day weekend. Wet weather forced crews to delay paving the milled surfaces on the road until today, a Virginia Department of Transportation news release said.