The westbound center and fast lanes are closed on Interstate 64 across the Fort Hill Bridge in Charleston to repair a three-by-three-foot hole through the bridge deck.
The eastbound fast lane will also be closed on the bridge to allow a boom truck to access the underside of the bridge.
West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) bridge crews will patch the hole with quick-curing concrete. Crews hope to have two lanes of traffic westbound and the eastbound fast lane reopen by 5 p.m., but the westbound center lane will remain closed until the concrete cures.
The WVDOH will update the public on the status of repairs.
The WVDOH has adopted a three-phase plan to address the aging concrete deck on the Fort Hill Bridge.
Crews are currently doing preventative patching to address areas of the bridge they think may cause problems in the near future. By fall, the WVDOH hopes to bid out a project for more extensive patching, followed by an asphalt overlay across the bridge. The bridge is scheduled to have the deck replaced in 2027.
The Fort Hill Bridge is one of the most heavily-traveled bridges in West Virginia.