Case Study
Martin Luther King Expressway Extension | Volkert
Martin Luther King Expressway Extension | Volkert Location: Portsmouth, VA Client: Elizabeth River Crossing, LLC Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Part of the $2.1 billion Downtown/Midtown Tunnel P3 project, the Martin Luther King Expressway extension is an elevated roadway that provides a limited-access north-south route through Portsmouth, This P3/design-build project reduces truck and commuter traffic on the neighborhood streets and improve the operations of the regional traffic network. Close coordination with the project development team created efficiencies and time-saving construction methods. Volkert managed the engineering and design of the Martin Luther King Expressway extension, a $207-million, 1-mile, 4-lane, elevated, limited-access, urban principal arterial that i