NOTE: The ending time for this closure has been extended from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, May 14
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
10, 2021
Media
Contact:
Paige
Hairston – 804-646-3659 (Office)
804-385-0409 (Cell)
Lane Closure – Nine Mile
Road
WHO: City of Richmond Department of
Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Lane Closure
WHEN: Starting at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 12 and
ending at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 14
WHERE: Nine Mile Road between 31st Street and Creighton Road (7th voter district)
BACKGROUND: The westbound
lanes of Nine Mile Road from 31st Street to Creighton Road will be closed to
install fiber optic lines. Traffic will be detoured to North 31st Street, V
Street, and then to North 30th Street back to Nine Mile Road.
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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.
