The project will eliminate an at grade crossing in the city of chesapeake, VA by constructing a roadway overpass at freemanavenue over the norfolk and portsmouth belt line railroad the project will…

The City of Chesapeake, Virginia will receive a $20.34 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration to construct a roadway overpass at Freeman Avenue over the Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad. The project aims to eliminate an at-grade railroad crossing to improve overall transportation system reliability and safety. It will create continuous traffic flow along Freeman Avenue, reducing vehicular delays to and from the Money Point Industrial Area during railroad operations. Eliminating road-rail conflicts will also enhance emergency response times. The overpass is intended to improve conditions of the existing railway system and facilities in the region while decreasing transportation costs by reducing vehicular and train delays. Project completion is slated for December 31, 2028.

The project will eliminate an at grade crossing in the city of chesapeake, VA by constructing a roadway overpass at freemanavenue over the norfolk and portsmouth belt line railroad the project will improve overall reliability and safety of thetransportation system and create a continuous, unimpaired flow of traffic along freeman avenue to reduce vehicular delays to and from the money point industrial area while the railroad is in use eliminate conflicts between roadway and rail traffic and enhance emergency response freeman avenue is the only roadway access to the money point industrial area improve the condition of the existing railway system and facilities in the region decrease transportation costs by reducing vehicular and train and delay improve long term efficiency, reliability and costs in the movement of workers and goods both by providing reliable, unimpairedvehicular access to and from the industries and businesses as well as train access to the region increase the economic productivity of the money point industrial area by making IT more accessible for existing businesses, andmore attractive to future tenants