Traffic Advisory
Department of Public Works
Department of Public Works
Providing a clean, safe and healthy environment
Richmond, Virginia
The Honorable Mayor Levar M. Stoney
The Honorable Mayor Levar M. Stoney
For
Immediate Release
January
14, 2020
Media
Contact:
Paige Hairston – 804-646-3659 (Office)
Paige Hairston – 804-646-3659 (Office)
804-385-0409 (Cell)
Lane Closure – South 8th
Street
WHO: City of Richmond Department of
Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Lane Closure
WHEN: Tuesday, January 14 through Monday, February 10
WHAT: Lane Closure
WHEN: Tuesday, January 14 through Monday, February 10
WHERE: South 8th Street between Cary and Canal streets (located in the 6th voter
district)
BACKGROUND: South 8th Street will be reduced
to two lanes between Cary and Canal streets. Motorists who use South 8th Street to access
the Downtown Expressway are encouraged to use alternate routes, such as 5th Street.
The closure is needed to prepare the building at 701 East Cary Street for
demolition.
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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.