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The flyover on Route 58 near the entrance to the regional landfill on Bob Foeller Road is about halfway to its expected completion date. Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Area Construction Engineer, Christopher Wojtowicz, P.E., said the flyover should be open next summer.

The flyover ramp will replace the existing median crossing, providing eastbound traffic a right exit bridge that will go over all lanes of traffic and provide safer access to the westbound landfill entrance. 

Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) Executive Director Dennis Bagley said the project is entirely funded by SPSA and will cost $40 million. 

Both VDOT and SPSA officials said the flyover’s main purpose will be to increase safety in that corridor. According to the Suffolk Police Department, there have been 74 auto accidents in that area since January 2024 — 17 of which happened this year. 

“We’re absolutely excited about it,” Bagley said. “It’s going to reduce the amount of time people are waiting there, and it’s going to bring the safety … across that corridor.”

Construction is going to start increasing over the next few weeks and months, Wojtowicz said. Concrete for the bridge was laid May 19 and was one of the beginning steps of the bridge construction.

There will be an increase in workers and the transport of materials, so Suffolk city officials announced there will be automated work zone traffic enforcement cameras near the landfill. 

The current speed limit of 60 miles per hour will drop to 50 miles per hour in that corridor beginning Monday, June 2. There will be a 45 day warning period until July 17, and then speeding violations will incur a $100 fine. 

“I just want folks to slow down, be aware of their surroundings, and it’s only a short work zone,” Wojtowicz said. “In just a few seconds, they’ll be through it. So driving that 50 miles an hour for just a few seconds … that’s going to save some lives.”