Lane Closure - South 8th Street between Cary and Canal streets

Traffic Advisory
Department of Public Works

Providing a clean, safe and healthy environment

Richmond, Virginia
The Honorable Mayor Levar M. Stoney
                                                                                                                                                     

For Immediate Release

January 14, 2020

Media Contact:
Paige Hairston – 804-646-3659 (Office)

                            804-385-0409 (Cell) 

                                            Lane Closure – South 8th Street  

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

WHAT:  Lane Closure

WHEN:  Tuesday, January 14 through Monday, February 10

WHERE: South 8th Street between Cary and Canal streets (located in the 6th voter district)

BACKGROUND: South 8th Street will be reduced to two lanes between Cary and Canal streets. Motorists who use South 8th Street to access the Downtown Expressway are encouraged to use alternate routes, such as 5th Street. The closure is needed to prepare the building at 701 East Cary Street for demolition.   

    

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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.