Street Closure – Williamsburg Avenue

Traffic Advisory
Department of Public Works

Providing a clean, safe and healthy environment

Richmond, Virginia
The Honorable Mayor Levar M. Stoney
                                                                                                                                                     

For Immediate Release

June 25, 2020

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

                            804-385-0409 (Cell) 

                                            Street Closure – Williamsburg Avenue  

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

WHAT:  Street Closure

WHEN:  Starting at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 29 and ending at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1

WHERE: Williamsburg Avenue between 31^st  Street and Government Road (located in 7th voter district)

BACKGROUND:  The area will be closed to allow CSX to make repairs to the railroad crossing grade at 3211 Williamsburg Avenue. Please follow the detour signs.    

    

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The City of Richmond Department of Public Works (DPW) is one of only 178 currently 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; grass cutting;  graffiti removal; parking enforcement; urban forestry; street signs; traffic signals and pavement markings and civil engineering. In addition, DPW maintains upkeep on most city buildings; issues permits for working in the city’s right-of-way; manages the RVA 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.