Traffic Advisory
Department of Public Works
Providing a clean, safe and healthy environment
Richmond, Virginia
The Honorable Mayor Levar M. Stoney
For
Immediate Release
June
4, 2021
Media
Contact:
Paige
Hairston – 804-646-3659 (Office)
804-385-0409 (Cell)
Lane Closure – Broad Street
Government Station BRT Bus Lane
WHO: City of Richmond Department of
Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Lane Closure
WHEN: Closure continuing through midnight Friday,
July 30
WHERE: The eastbound Broad Street BRT Bus Lane located between 8th
and 9th streets (in the 6th voter District)
BACKGROUND: The eastbound Broad Street Government
Station BRT Bus Lane from 8th to 9th streets will be closed for construction
work on the General Assembly Parking Garage located at 200 North 9th Street.
Sidewalk closures are already in place. GRTC will issue alternate bus route
schedules and logistics. Please follow the
detour signs and observe all traffic control and construction signage.
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The City of Richmond Department of Public Works (DPW) is
one of only 178 currently 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; grass cutting; graffiti removal; parking
enforcement; urban forestry; street signs; traffic signals and pavement
markings and civil engineering. In addition, DPW maintains upkeep on most city
buildings; issues permits for working in the city’s right-of-way; manages the
RVA 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.
