Traffic Advisory
Department of Public Works
Department of Public Works
Richmond, Virginia
Mayor Dwight C. Jones
Mayor Dwight C. Jones
For Immediate Release
September 23, 2016
For more information, contact:
Sharon North – (804) 646-5607
For more information, contact:
Sharon North – (804) 646-5607
Lane/Street Closure – West Broad Street, Brook Road, North Adams Street
WHO: City of Richmond Department of Public Works
WHAT: Street/Lane Closure
WHEN: Initial Phase - Starting Wednesday, September 28, 2016 thru Friday, October 28,
2016
WHERE: The following areas will be impacted:
•
Brook Road will be closed permanently between West Broad Street and North
Adams
Street. Local sidewalk access to
businesses will not be impacted
• West
Broad Street parking lane westbound and sidewalk between Brook Road and
North
Adams Street will be closed
• West
Broad Street travel lane westbound between Brook Road and North Adams Street
will
be closed during work hours (Monday thru
Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
PARKING: Parking restrictions will be in place in the following
areas:
•
Parking will be restricted on the east side of North Adams Street from the
alley north to West
Marshall Street.
•
Parking will be eliminated on the section of Brook Road being permanently
closed
BACKGROUND: There will be a permanent street closure and temporary
lane closures in the above areas in accordance with Council approved resolution
2010-R171-180 and the Planning Commission authorization for the development of
the Maggie L. Walker Memorial Plaza.
Work in this area will result in the inclusion of a public
plaza around commemorative artwork in honor of Maggie L. Walker. The project
will bring to fruition the vision laid out in the 1992 Broad Street Streetscape
Design Guidelines. Streetscape improvements will be made to the entire area
around the triangular parcel bounded by North Adams Street, West Broad Street,
and Brook Road.
