Traffic Advisory
August 21, 2025
Contact:
Paige
Hairston – 804-646-3659 (Office)
804-385-0409 (Cell)
Street Closure – Idlewood
Avenue at Arthur Ashe Boulevard
WHO: City of Richmond Department
of Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Street Closure
WHEN: August
27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Idlewood
Avenue at Arthur Ashe Boulevard (5th Voter District)
BACKGROUND: As part of a traffic signal replacement project at the aforementioned intersection, Idlewood Avenue will be temporarily closed to allow the contractor to install conduit.
Detour Information:
·
Westbound Idlewood Avenue will be closed
between S. Arthur Ashe Blvd. and S. Colonial Ave.
Traffic will continue south on S. Arthur Ashe Blvd.
- Right onto Blanton Ave.
- Right onto S. Sheppard St.
- Detour will end at Idlewood Ave. and S. Sheppard St.
· Eastbound Idlewood Avenue will be closed between S. Colonial Ave. and S. Arthur Ashe Blvd.
- Left onto S. Colonial Ave.
- Right onto W. Cary St.
- Right onto S. Arthur Ashe Blvd.
- Detour will end at Idlewood Ave. and S. Arthur Ashe
Blvd.
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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; 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 and scooter program. DPW’s operating budget comes
from the general fund of the City of Richmond. For more information about
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