EXTENSION: Traffic Advisory - Street Closure - 9th Street

PLEASE NOTE THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN EXTENDED THRU JULY 15, 2019.

Traffic Advisory
Department of Public Works

Providing a clean, safe and healthy environment

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

May 24, 2019

Media Contact:
Sharon North – 804-646-5607(Office)

                          804-263-4325 (Cell) 
 

                                                 Street Closure – 9^th Street

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

WHAT:  Street Closure

WHEN:  Tuesday, May 28 thru Friday, June 28

WHERE:  9^th Street between Grace Street and Broad Street

BACKGROUND: As part of the General Assembly Building project, a pedestrian tunnel is being constructed beneath 9^th street. The work will impact travel thru the end of June. The closure will include:

·         Northbound traffic on 9^th Street will be redirected west to Grace Street

·         Eastbound lanes of Grace Street will end at 8^th Street; northbound traffic should use 7^th Street and southbound traffic will be diverted on 8^th Street

On-street parking will not be permissible on Grace Street between 8^th and 9^th streets.

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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.