Thursday, July 28, 2011

Street Closures-Burton Street and Venable Street

MEDIA ADVISORY
Richmond, Virginia
Mayor Dwight C. Jones


For Immediate Release
July 28, 2011
For more information, contact:
Sharon North – (804) 646-5607


Street Closures- Burton Street and 22nd Street

WHO: City of Richmond Department of Public Works

WHAT: Street Closures

WHEN: Saturday, July 30 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

WHERE: Burton Street between 21st and 22nd Street; and 22nd Street between Burton and Venable Street.

BACKGROUND: This area will be closed for a picnic at Great Hope Baptist Church.

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Single Lane/Shoulder Closure-Manchester Bridge

MEDIA ADVISORY
Richmond, Virginia
Mayor Dwight C. Jones

For Immediate Release
July 21, 2011
For more information, contact:
Sharon North – (804) 646-5607


Single Lane/Shoulder Closure – Manchester Bridge

WHO: City of Richmond Department of Public Works

WHAT: Lane/Shoulder Closure

WHEN: Monday, July 25 through Wednesday, July 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Manchester Bridge

BACKGROUND: There will be lane and shoulder closures in the northbound and southbound directions during inspections of the bridge as part of the Structural Analysis and Feasibility Study. Only one direction will be closed at a time.
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Lane Closure-West Main Street

MEDIA ADVISORY
Richmond, Virginia
Mayor Dwight C. Jones

For Immediate Release
July 21, 2011
For more information, contact:
Sharon North – (804) 646-5607


Lane Closure – West Main Street

WHO: City of Richmond Department of Public Works

WHAT: Lane Closure

WHEN: Tuesday, July 26 through Wednesday, July 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: West Main Street between Pine Street and Belvidere Street

BACKGROUND: This area will be closed to replace the HVAC unit on the roof of the Engineering Building at 601 West Main Street. One lane will remain open to traffic.

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Street Closure-Granby Street

MEDIA ADVISORY
Richmond, Virginia
Mayor Dwight C. Jones

For Immediate Release
July 21, 2011
For more information, contact:
Sharon North – (804) 646-5607


Street Closure – Granby Street

WHO: City of Richmond Department of Public Works

WHAT: Street Closures

WHEN: Monday, July 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Granby Street between Stuart Avenue and Hanover Avenue

BACKGROUND: This area will be closed to replace an HVAC unit on the roof of 1902 Hanover Avenue.

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Friday, July 15, 2011

Lane Closures-East Broad Street

MEDIA ADVISORY
Richmond, Virginia
Mayor Dwight C. Jones

For Immediate Release
July 15, 2011
For more information, contact:
Sharon North – (804) 646-5607


Lane Closures – East Broad Street

WHO: City of Richmond Department of Public Works

WHAT: Lane Closures

WHEN: Monday, July 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: East Broad Street between 16th Street and 17th Street

BACKGROUND: All westbound lanes will be closed while Dominion Virginia Power removes and reroutes overhead power lines and transformers.

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Street Closure-Dock Street, East Cary Street, & East Main Street

MEDIA ADVISORY
Richmond, Virginia
Mayor Dwight C. Jones

For Immediate Release
July 15, 2011
For more information, contact:
Sharon North –(804) 646-5607


Street Closure – Dock Street, East Cary Street, & East Main Street

WHO: City of Richmond Department of Public Works

WHAT: Street Closures

WHEN: Monday, July 18 through Thursday, July 21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: The 1500 block of Dock Street, East Cary Street, and East Main Street

BACKGROUND: There will be intermittent closures while CSX works on the rails and railroad bridges in the area.

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Friday, July 8, 2011

Street Closure – Bank Street

MEDIA ADVISORY
Richmond, Virginia
Mayor Dwight C. Jones

For Immediate Release
July 8, 2011
For more information, contact:
Sharon North – (804) 646-5607


Street Closure – Bank Street

WHO: City of Richmond Department of Public Works

WHAT: Street Closure

WHEN: Friday, July 15 through Sunday, July 17, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Bank Street between 9th Street and 10th Street and 9th Street between Franklin Street and Main Street

BACKGROUND: These streets will be closed during the replacement of HVAC units on the roof of 900 E. Main Street.

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Street Closure – Richmond-Henrico Turnpike

For Immediate Release
July 6, 2011
For more information, contact:
Sharon North – (804) 646-5607


Street Closure – Richmond-Henrico Turnpike

WHO:
City of Richmond Department of Public Works

WHAT: Street Closure

WHEN: Saturday, July 16 through Saturday, July 30

WHERE: Richmond-Henrico Turnpike from the Valley Road intersection to the Dove Street Intersection

BACKGROUND: This area of the turnpike will be closed during construction of an off-road bicycle pedestrian trail. Other construction improvements include roadway crossings, pavement markings, trail signage, park benches, drainage improvements and landscaping along the proposed trail.

DETOUR: Detour signs will be in place to direct traffic from Dove Street intersection to 1st Avenue then through Matthews Street on to Valley Road.

Closing points:
Dove Street at Richmond-Henrico Turnpike Intersection
Valley Road at Richmond-Henrico Turnpike Intersection
Vale Street at Lamb Avenue Intersection