Street Closure - 7th Street between Franklin and Grace 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

October 23, 2019

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

                            804-385-0409 (Cell) 

                                            Street Closure – 7th Street  

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

WHAT:  Street Closure

WHEN:  Starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 25 and ending at 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 27

WHERE:  7th Street between Franklin and Grace streets (located in the 6th voter district)

BACKGROUND: The area will be closed to allow a crane to perform work on the Verizon building at 4703 East Grace Street. Motorists are urged to drive safely 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.