NEW KENT — More than 50,000 drivers have been clocked speeding in a 10-mile work zone on Interstate 64 in New Kent County since speed cameras went into effect in August.

The continued speeding — combined with vehicle wrecks in the work zone — have prompted county Sheriff Lee Bailey to request a dedicated traffic unit with the intent of helping to enforce violations.

There are currently two segments of the interstate under construction for the I-64 Gap Widening project — a $756 million, six-year effort to expand the highway from two lanes to three between Hampton Roads and metro Richmond. In July, the New Kent Sheriff’s Office began using automated cameras in the area under construction in the county.

While construction workers are present, the speed limit is 60 mph. Outside of construct

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