Traffic Advisory
Department of Public Works
Providing a clean, safe and healthy environment
Richmond, Virginia
The Honorable Mayor Levar M. Stoney
For
Immediate Release
March
23, 2022
Media
Contact:
Paige
Hairston – 804-646-3659 (Office)
804-385-0409 (Cell)
Street Closure – Lombardy,
Admiral and Currie Streets
WHO: City of Richmond Department of
Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Street Closure
WHEN: Saturday, March 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45
a.m.
WHERE: The
following streets located in the 3rd voter district:
·
North Lombardy Street between West Leigh
Street and Brook Road
·
Admiral Street between North Lombardy
Street and Brook Road
·
Currie Street between Admiral and School
Street
BACKGROUND: The areas
listed above will be closed for the unveiling ceremony of three Adopt-A-Street
signs on the campus of Virginia Union University. The ceremony starts at 10
a.m. with the first sign unveiling at the corner of Admiral Street and Lombardy
Street recognizing The Burning Sands Alumni Football Foundation. The event will
conclude with two additional sign unveilings at the corner of Lombardy and
Brook Road honoring VUU legendary football coaches Willard Bailey, Joe Taylor
and the late Jesse Chavis and Tom Harris. Parking
will be available in Virginia Union’s Hovey Field Parking Lot.
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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
