jordan bridge

Legislation (SB1550) is smoothly moving through the Virginia general assembly providing authority to the City of Chesapeake's plan for emergency replacement by privatization of the Jordan toll bridge which was declared unsafe and closed last November 8.

Chesapeake City Council voted Tuesday evening (Jan 27) to accept a private venture proposal to build a approx-$100m high level toll bridge over the Elizabeth River between South Norfolk and Portsmouth in the Norfolk/Hampton Roads metro area.

A bridge-builder and private investors are promising to do what City officials in Chesapeake Virginia thought was impossible - replace a decrepit 80 year old draw bridge with a modern high level structure at no cost to taxpayers. And they say they can get the new bridge open within 18 months.