The latest addition to the Virginia Dept. of Transportation’s planned 45-mile high-occupancy express lanes network in the Hampton Roads area will soon be under construction, with award of a $389-million design-build contract to Lane Construction Corp. for the Norfolk Segment-Phase 1B project. Spanning about seven miles of I-64 between the I-264 and Tidewater Drive interchanges, the project will incorporate a part-time high-occupancy express shoulder lane into the corridor while retaining three east- and westbound general-purpose lanes. Nineteen bridges will be widened and/or rehabilitated, while two structures carrying Chesapeake Boulevard will undergo full replacement. Noise barriers, overhead signage, tolling gantries and roadway widening in spot locations to maintain minimum shoulder width are also part of the project, which is scheduled for completion in late 2029.…