V-DOT says one lane of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel westbound tunnel will close again at 7:00 tonight and remain closed through 9:00am Saturday.
The lane closure will continue on an off all weekend as crews work to finish repairs on a pump.
The malfunctioned after Wednesday night's storm, causing the tunnel to flood.
V-DOT officials say yesterday's flood was caused in part by a computer malfunction in the fire system. That system kept pumping water in because the water pressure went down when the leak started.
Why was there no backup pump? A V-DOT spokesperson said she didn't know but that the leak was so big to begin with a backup pump wouldn't have helped.
The spokesperson did say V-DOTis in the process of upgrading the pumping system and is installing pumps that can work under water.
The lane closure will continue on an off all weekend as crews work to finish repairs on a pump.
The malfunctioned after Wednesday night's storm, causing the tunnel to flood.
V-DOT officials say yesterday's flood was caused in part by a computer malfunction in the fire system. That system kept pumping water in because the water pressure went down when the leak started.
Why was there no backup pump? A V-DOT spokesperson said she didn't know but that the leak was so big to begin with a backup pump wouldn't have helped.
The spokesperson did say V-DOTis in the process of upgrading the pumping system and is installing pumps that can work under water.
