Street Closure – North 11th and East Leigh streets

Traffic Advisory
Department of Public Works

Providing a clean, safe and healthy environment

Richmond, Virginia
The Honorable Mayor Levar M. Stoney
                                                                                                                                                  For Immediate Release

March 21, 2019

Media Contact:
Paige Hairston – 804-646-3659(Office)

                            804-385-0409 (Cell) 
 

                           Street Closure – North 11^th and East Leigh streets

 

WHO:  City of Richmond Department of Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA) 

WHAT:  Street Closure

WHEN:  Starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 22 and ending at 5 a.m. on Monday, March 25

WHERE:

·         North 11^th Street between East Clay and East Leigh streets (6^th Council District)

·         East Leigh Street between North 10^th and North 11^th Streets

BACKGROUND: The area will be closed to erect a construction crane. One lane of eastbound Leigh Street will be opened at the end of each work day to allow eastbound traffic through. Motorists are urged to use caution and follow the detour signs.        

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The City of Richmond Department of Public Works (DPW) is one of only 146 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;  urban forestry;  signs; signals and pavement markings;  grass cutting;  graffiti removal;  and parking. In addition, DPW issues permits for working in the city’s right-of-way, manages City bridges, implements street and traffic Capital Projects, manages Richmond’s 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 about DPW services, click here or call 3-1-1.