Capital Projects

The Tunnel(s) Invert Slab Repairs project consisted of removing all loose and delaminated concrete on the underside of the tunnel(s) roadway invert slab and furnishing all materials, equipment, labor, and incidentals necessary for application of High Velocity Dry-Mix Shotcrete as a repair material for concrete surfaces in said areas.

Coastal Gunite Construction Company was awarded this project in the amount of $864,200 and work was completed in February 2019.

This project consisted of the asphalt overlay replacement and deck and joint rehabilitation and retrofit from Fisherman Island to Portal Island #4, including the approach roadway at Portal Island #4, Trestles C and D, northbound and southbound, and North Channel Bridge southbound.

This project was awarded in July 2019 to Allan Myers of PA in the amount of $9,315,777 and was completed in July 2021.

This project consisted of the replacement of nine Communication Node Cabinets (CNC) and Lighting Unit Substations (LUS) on platforms suspended off the bent caps on the northbound span.

The CNC-LUS equipment was relocated to the east side Emergency Pull-offs (EPOs).

This project was awarded in May 2019 to E. G. Middleton, Inc. in the amount of $4,428,377 and was completed in November 2020.

This Girder Repair Project  consisted of the removal of all identified loose and delaminated concrete and replacement with new concrete; repairs on the trestle girders on the northbound spans of Trestles A, B, C, and D, as well as southbound Trestles E and F.

Coastal Gunite Construction Company was awarded the project in the amount of $2,415,996 and this project was completed in June 2022.

In November 2015, Roof Engineering Corporation was awarded the contract to replace the existing North Toll Plaza Building built-up-roof system with a modified built-up roof to withstand 120 mph wind load.

Project award was in the amount of $188,305. Work began in spring 2016 and was complete in June 2016.

The project consists of the removal and replacement of storefronts, windows and doors at the CBBT’s Administration Building and North Plaza Building.

This project was awarded to PNC Corporation of Ashland, VA in the amount of $216,908.99.  Work was complete in the Fall of 2017.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Commission awarded the project to paint its tunnel ventilation systems to Saffo Contractors, Inc. of Wilmington, NC, at its March 11, 2014 meeting. This project was awarded in the amount of $4,796,500. Notice to proceed was issued on April 7, 2014.

This project generally consisted of existing paint removal and disposal, including remediation of paint containing lead and other metals, surface preparation and repainting of most existing steel components within each of the four Ventilation Buildings on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

In November 2015, Roof Engineering Corporation was awarded the contract to replace the existing North Toll Plaza Building built-up-roof system with a modified built-up roof to withstand 120 mph wind load.

Project award was in the amount of $188,305. Work began in spring 2016 and was complete in June 2016.

In January 2016, Ryan Construction Company was awarded the project to repair the fender system at Fisherman Inlet Bridge in the amount of $129,600.

Work consisted of a partial removal of the existing fender system on Fisherman Inlet Bridge and the replacement of pre-identified fender system components.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel awarded the project to repair and repave the roadways of tunnels and open approach roads to Conrad Brothers of Chesapeake, VA at its April 9, 2013 Commission meeting. This project was awarded in the amount of $4,986,343.03.

This project consisted of the removal and replacement of  asphalt concrete overlay at the roadway level in both Thimble and Chesapeake Tunnels and along the open approach roadway between the expansion joint at the trestle abutments located at the end of each portal island and the tunnel portal drain located on each portal island.

The work generally consisted of the complete removal and replacement of asphalt wearing surface in the tunnels and a partial depth removal and replacement of the asphalt wearing surface in the open approaches. Following asphalt removal, at some locations, repairs were required to deteriorated areas on the top side of the concrete roadway slab in the tunnels or to deteriorated areas in the exposed asphalt or underlying concrete base slab in the open approaches.

Also included in the work were concrete repairs to the underside of the tunnel roadway slabs, removal and replacement of the expansion joint material between each of the open approach walls and the face of the adjacent ventilation building (tunnel portal) at each end of both tunnels (eight locations), and minor concrete repairs on both sides of the portal drains at each end of both tunnels. This work also included some modifications to all of the tunnel roadway manholes in each tunnel, including replacement of the upper manhole covers.

This project was completed in May 2015 for a total cost of $5,492,677.

This SCADA project was awarded to Wellington Power Corporation on July 16, 2013, in the amount of $13,880,000.  After change orders and essentials paid to various vendors to make the system complete, the total project cost was $13,898,424.

The scope of this project consisted of the installation of a new Sign Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA)  at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel (CBBT). The SCADA system project included the furnishing and installation of new equipment as well as the upgrading of existing equipment throughout the CBBT facility. This included the installation of new devices, cable and raceway on and around the parallel Northbound and Southbound elevated structures, two tunnels, four ventilation buildings, at-grade roadways and two Toll Plazas. This project spanned the entire facility and was completed on May 12, 2015.

In July 2012, this paving project was awarded to Asphalt Roads and Materials of Virginia Beach, VA, in the amount of $396,267.05. A preconstruction meeting was held on July 25, 2012.

This project consisted of furnishing and placing Asphalt Concrete Pavement, SM 9.5D, on existing surfaces for a compacted thickness of one and one-half inches. Said work occurred at South Plaza, as well as at the Administration parking lot and the North Toll Plaza Rest Area Parking lot. Expansion of an existing parking lot also occurred at North Toll Plaza.

This project successfully placed 3,683.03 tons of asphalt as well as 14,893.5 linear feet of striping and was completed in December of 2012.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel began a Substructure Repair Project in January 2007. This project was awarded to Precon Construction of Chesapeake, Virginia in the amount of $13.5 million.

The project included repairs to various substructure units (cylinder piles and pile caps) of northbound Trestle A’ and A (northbound).  The remainder of the work consisted of substructure bent repairs to be performed at scattered locations on northbound Trestles B and C and on southbound Fisherman Inlet Bridge.

Work consisted of performing maintenance repairs and structural repairs, both above and below water, on 624 54-inch diameter concrete cylinder piles  and performing maintenance repairs on 181 pile caps. Additional work included installing cathodic protection fiberglass jackets around 218 piles and applying a protective coating to the vertical faces of various bent caps and to the above-water and above-ground portions of some non-jacketed piles. A number of the piles that required jackets also required the installation of structural carbon fiber bands to provide structural confinement capacity. The work also involved applying a sealer to the tops of some of the bent caps in an area above the piles.

This project was deemed complete in April 2012.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel recently underwent a Scour Remediation Project.  This project consisted of placing a stone blanket over portions of the Thimble Shoal Tunnel and the Chesapeake Channel Tunnel in areas where the cover materials had eroded over the years. Work was also performed in designated areas along Trestle B northbound and Trestle C northbound. This involved filling localized scour holes with riprap at some bent locations immediately followed by placing longitudinal riprap dikes on the east and west sides of the trestles at designated locations or by placing riprap as scour protection blankets beneath and on the east and west sides of the trestles at the designated locations.

The project was awarded in January 2008 to Skanska USA Civil SE, Inc. of Norfolk, VA in the amount of $19 million. All work was waterborne, thus not interrupting the flow of traffic. Total rock placed on the project was 313,944 tons and this project was deemed complete in April 2012.

The District routinely performs hydrographic surveys to monitor scour across the facility.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel awarded the Tunnel Ceiling and Open Approach Repair Project to Conrad Brothers of Chesapeake, VA in the amount of $1,689,187.

The work in the first portion of the project consisted of replacing deteriorated portions of the roadway ceiling of Thimble Shoal and Chesapeake Channel Tunnels at specific locations.

The work in the second portion of the project generally focused on removing and replacing asphalt overlay and concrete in the roadway of the open approach cuts to the tunnels to access, as well as removing and replacing all portions of the 24′ roadway slab joint dewatering pipes.

The work in the third portion of the project generally focused on removing and repairing delaminated concrete spalls as well as crack repair on the island approach walls in the open cut approach to each tunnel.

Work began in Chesapeake Tunnel in the spring of 2011 and the entire project was deemed complete in February 2012.

In July 2012, the project to remove the existing and construct a new timber fender system on North Channel Bridge, northbound was awarded to Precon Marine, Inc., in the amount of $797,000. A pre-construction meeting was held on July 25, 2012.

This project consisted of the complete removal of the existing timber fender system and construction of a new timber fender system on North Channel Bridge, northbound, located on Piers 9 & 10.

This project was completed on October 22, 2013.

The bridge-painting project was awarded in September 2011 to SAFFO Contractors, Inc. of Wilmington, NC, in the amount of $7,750,000.

This project consisted of the surface preparation and painting of all existing structural steel at the following locations: North and southbound North Channel Bridge, north and southbound Fisherman Inlet Bridge; Trestle Steel Spans; the Fishing Pier located on #1 Island and the Steel Span of the Little Creek Pier.

This project was completed on October 2, 2013.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel accepted a Proposal for Scoped Services for the design of a new SCADA system from Jacobs Engineering Group of Virginia Beach, Virginia in the amount of $311,000.

Jacobs Engineering Group was responsible for designing, writing specifications and developing a Request for Bid (RFB) for a new Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System for the CBBT.

This process commenced in September of 2010 and was completed on August 21, 2013.