(yeah, I didn’t find out about this until Saturday evening, sorry π¦ )
{Daily Press}
Watch the Coliseum flyover come down
BY MIKE HOLTZCLAW
(757) 928-6479
May 31, 2007, 11:38 AM EDT
HAMPTON — The City of Hampton is inviting residents to come and watch Monday as the Coliseum Mall’s trademark flyover is brought down.
The elevated ramp — which provided a quick hop from Mercury Boulevard into the parking lot of the now-demolished mall — will be taken down starting at 10 a.m. Monday. The city is offering residents a chance to “take one last walk” across the flyover.
Will Bassett, marketing manager for Hampton’s department of economic development, said the flyover will not be imploded or crushed. Rather, he said, it will be taken down piece by piece over the course of about 60 days. Monday’s “groundshaking ceremony” will mark the beginning of that process, starting with a section of guardrail that will be pushed off the flyover.
People wanting to attend the ceremony can park between Outback Steakhouse and Bennigan’s.
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{wvec.com}
Final walk on flyover at Coliseum Mall
12:02 PM EDT on Monday, June 4, 2007
By 13News There was one last walkover on the flyover on Mercury Blvd. to Coliseum Mall Monday morning.

{City of Hampton}
At the 10 a.m. “groundshaking ceremony,” the first section of guardrail was cut and toss to the ground below.
The flyover, completed in 1973, will be taken down piece by piece over the next two months.
The demolition is part of the conversion of Coliseum Mall into Peninsula Town Center, a 75-acre mixed-use development with shopping, dining and entertainment venues.
βThe demolition of the flyover is a major representation of the transformation happening in the Coliseum Central district,β said Mayor Ross A. Kearney.
Officials say the flyover’s removal will increase visibility and access to the Peninsula Town Center and other surrounding sites while providing improved pedestrian connections at the intersection.
{Daily Press}
Flyover demolition begins
After 34 years, the Coliseum Flyover in Hampton is coming down
By LISA FINNERAN
757-247-7470
June 4, 2007, 11:24 AM EDT
HAMPTON — How many politicians does it take to push over a guardrail?
Six.
Hampton Mayor Ross Kearney led the group as they pushed over a section of the guard rail on the Coliseum Flyover in Hampton Monday morning. It marked the beginning of the end of the well-known ramp that has funneled cars off Mercury Boulevard and into the Coliseum Mall since 1973.
The demolition is part of the redevelopment of the Coliseum Mall into the new Peninsula Town Center, scheduled to open in 2009.
It’s expected to take about two months for the flyover to be completely removed. Kearney said a nine-lane roadway will open in its place in June of next year.
About 35-40 people attended the ceremony.
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