Traffic Advisory
March 19, 2025
Contact:
Paige
Hairston – 804-646-3659 (Office)
804-385-0409 (Cell)
Street Closure – Mosby Street
WHO: City of Richmond Department of Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Street Closure
WHEN: Starting at 8 a.m. March 22 and ending at 8 pm
March 30
WHERE: 1000 block of Mosby Street between P and R
streets (in the 7th voter district)
BACKGROUND: The area will be closed for the installation of the street art mural in front of the MLK Middle School. Water walls will be used to keep traffic out of mural painting area. This work is part of the Office of Equitable Transit and Mobility’s ‘Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper’ Program aimed at making temporary enhancements to improve pedestrian safety while permanent solutions are developed and funded.
Note: Access to the school parking lot and the bus stop loop will be maintained.
Please follow the detour.
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The City of Richmond
Department of Public Works (DPW) is one of only 195 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
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