Traffic Advisory
January 14, 2026
Contact:
Paige
Bell – 804-646-4453 (Office)
Street Closure - Dock St, Cary St, Main St, & 17th St; NEW
DATES
WHO: City
of Richmond Department of Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Street Closure
WHEN: January
23 through January 26 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. (daily)
WHERE: Dock St, Cary St., Main St. and 17th Street at the point
where the CSX trestle passes over them. (in the 6th voter district)
BACKGROUND: CSX crews to replace
rails on the eastern leg of the tracks as they approach Main St Station. Road
will be closed at 9 p.m. and reopened when work is completed for the night, but
no later than 5 a.m..
Detours
will be marked. The preferred route will be 14th St to Broad St to 21st St.
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The City of Richmond Department of Public Works (DPW) is one of only 225 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 issues permits for working in the city’s right-of-way; manages
Main Street Station and the RVA Bike Share program. 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
