Street Closure - Franklin Street

Traffic Advisory
Department of Public Works

Providing a clean, safe and healthy environment

Richmond, Virginia
The Honorable Mayor Levar M. Stoney
                                                                                                                                                     

For Immediate Release

November 18, 2019

Media Contact:
Sharon North – 804-646-5607 (Office)

                          804-263-4325 (Cell) 

                                            Street Closure – Franklin Street 

WHO:  City of Richmond Department of Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA) 

WHAT:  Street Closure

WHEN:  7 a.m. Monday, November 18 through 7 a.m. Wednesday, December 18

WHERE:Franklin Street from Ambler to 17^th streets

VOTER DISTRICT: 7

BACKGROUND: The area will be closed to construct a new roadway. The existing road is being replaced with a cobblestone street. Motorists should follow detour signs.

                                                                       

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The City of Richmond Department of Public Works (DPW) is one of only 146 accredited public works agencies in the United States. DPW’s portfolio comprises a wide array of services to include leaf collection; street, sidewalk and alley maintenance;  trash collection; recycling;  urban forestry;  signs; signals and pavement markings;  grass cutting;  graffiti removal;  and parking. In addition, DPW issues permits for working in the city’s right-of-way, manages City bridges, implements street and traffic Capital Projects, manages Richmond’s Bike Share program and maintains the fleet of city vehicles.  DPW’s operating budget comes from the general fund of the City of Richmond.   For more information about DPW services, click here or call 3-1-1.