THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, February 6, 1996              TAG: 9602060275
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   36 lines

PUBLIC MEETING TODAY ON NORTH MILITARY WORK IT'S THE FIRST OF SEVEN MEETINGS SCHEDULED ON ROAD'S WIDENING.

The city and state will hold the first of seven informational meetings today on the scheduled widening of Military Highway in the spring.

The project, one of the largest road construction jobs the city has undertaken, will widen North Military Highway between Interstate 264 and Poplar Hall Drive from six to 10 lanes. The section between Poplar Hall Drive and Lowery Road will be expanded from four to six lanes.

The meeting will be held from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Norfolk Technical Vocational Center, 1330 N. Military Highway.

Officials from the city and the state Transportation Department are scheduled to provide information on the work and gather concerns people might have about the construction.

Meetings also will be held Wednesday and on Feb. 12 and 13, between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.

The remaining meetings are scheduled for 3:30 to 5 p.m. Feb. 26, 27 and 28.

Two of Norfolk's largest water mains are scheduled to be replaced, and the intersection of Military Highway and Virginia Beach Boulevard will be overhauled.

The work is expected to take 3 1/2 years.

For details, call Norfolk's Development Office at 664-4338.

KEYWORDS: ROAD CONSTRUCTION by CNB