Thu February 11, 2021 - National Edition #4
Chuck MacDonald â CEG CORRESPONDENT
The first lane of the night paving project in the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel is completed.
Virginia s Hampton Roads metro area consists of Newport News, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach and surrounding areas, with a metro population of 1.6 million people.
The region embraces significant water access to the Atlantic Ocean and straddles the James, Nansemond and Elizabeth rivers. The Hampton Roads area is home to the largest U.S. Naval Base, a regional Coast Guard command and the Port of Virginia.
All these activities and the area s multiple shipyards generate a large and diverse volume of maritime traffic. These waters carry aircraft carriers to kayakers and just about everything in between.