Lane Closure – Specified US and State Routes

Transportation Advisory
Department of Public Works

Providing a clean, safe and healthy environment

Richmond, Virginia
The Honorable Mayor Levar M. Stoney
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

For Immediate Release

June 4, 2019

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

                          804-263-4325 (Cell) 
 

                                   Lane Closure – Specified US and State Routes

WHO:  City of Richmond Department of Public Works

WHAT:  Lane Closure

WHEN:  Monday, June 10 through mid-November

WHERE: The following signalized intersections will be impacted during upgrades:

·         Federal Routes

o   US1

o   US60

o   US250

o   US360

·         State Routes

o   SR10

o   SR33

o   SR147

o   SR150

o   SR161

BACKGROUND: As part of Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s Vision Zero initiative, significant safety enhancements, including high visibility pedestrian crosswalks will be installed to caution motorists against driving distracted and will alert them to watch for those crossing city 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, visit Richmondgov.com or call 3-1-1.