Road closures and detours near Ikea in Norfolk, Norfolk VA


Police have closed exits at Northampton and North Camp Boulevard near Ikea to redirect traffic. Drivers from Kempstville or Military Highway are advised to use the interstate before Ikea. Some routes remain unclear. Traffic officers are managing detours to prevent U-turns near the area.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Police Dispatch - 1st Precinct
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Transcript:
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Signal 4[1]. 50.
00:01
Go ahead. Do you verify with VD that they shut down both North Camp Boulevard exits from the interstate? Yeah, let me call Virginia State Police back.
00:14
Yeah, they blocked off Northampton now.
00:16
The North Hampton exit.
00:17
All right, Ben, you should be able to go to IKEA, and everything that comes from Kempstville or Military Highway, you can just push them up on the interstate.
00:28
Right there before the Ikea, and that should take care of everything.
00:31
Unless you're still coming from the interstate, eastbound, North Hampton.
00:34
All right, copy.
00:35
Answer your phone.
00:36
Give me a minute, I'm out of the car.
00:38
One of you all needs to shoot over to IKEA.
00:40
If there's stuff coming from that direction, you need to push them on the interstate.
00:42
Otherwise, you're going to keep making them do U-turns right there.
00:44
You'll still be able to come down the exit ramp, though.
00:46
So I'm assuming it's still open?
00:47
I don't know, we don't have any confirmation, but it's a block coming the other way.
00:50
It's block coming eastbound, but we don't know about what's bound.
00:52
2.7.50, do you need additional?
Police codes explained
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Signal 4: Acknowledgement/OK
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Location mentioned:
Near Ikea Way, Norfolk, VA 23502
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