Commuting+Students+of+ODU

Not all students at [|Old Dominion University]live on campus. The large commuting population comes from a variety of cities near Norfolk including Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Williamsburg. Commuting students drive between 23-60 minutes and 16-50 miles one way from these locations. Virginia Beach students have the closest approximate distance of about 16 miles with a 23 minute drive. Newport News comes in second with an estimated distance of about 30 miles equalling roughly a 45 minute drive. Williamsburg students have the longest commuting distance of about 50 miles with approximately an hour needed to reach campus. The estimated times for these distances can differ widely with traffic complications in the area doubling or even tripling commuting times. Commuting students may also contend with several tunnels leading into the Norfolk area depending on which city they come from. These tunnels include the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, the Monitor-Merrimac Tunnel, and the Midtown Tunnel. Delays and accidents related to these tunnels is a major contributing factor to traffic delays for students commuting from Newport News, Williamsburg, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Hampton.

Getting involved on campus and meeting people can be particularly difficult for commuting students.Scheduling classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays can help because most organizations meet during activity hour (12:30-1:30) on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Some organizations are academic based and your professors can give more information. Visit the Student Affairs webpage for more information on student clubs and organizations. http://studentaffairs.odu.edu/osal/studentorgs/directory
 * Getting Involved**

The [|Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel]extends 3.5 miles on interstate 64 and US Route 60 connecting Hampton, Williamsburg, Newport News and other cities over into the Norfolk area.
 * HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE TUNNEL**



The [|Monitor-Merrimac Tunnel] is approximately 4.6 miles in length and is connected to Interstate 664, joining cities such as Suffolk and Newport News to Norfolk.
 * MONITOR-MERRIMAC TUNNEL**

The [|Midtown Tunnel]is found on Interstate 264 and crosses from the city of Portsmouth into downtown Norfolk.
 * MIDTOWN TUNNEL**