NORFOLK, Va. — Over the weekend, News 3 attended the grand opening of the South Trestle, the newest section of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) expansion, where traffic was expected to begin moving onto the first two lanes of the eight-lane highway connecting the South Island and Willoughby Spit.

However, just one day later, officials announced the long-awaited traffic shift would be delayed.

Curious about the sudden change, News spoke with HRBT Project Director Ryan Banas, who explained the reason behind the postponement.

“We go through a very extensive go/no-go process,” Banas said. “That starts as far as two weeks out, we do one a few days out, and then we do one the night of.”

It was during that final round of testing that crews discovered an issue. Fortunately, the problem w

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