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
15, 2021
Media
Contact:
Paige
Hairston – 804-646-3659 (Office)
804-385-0409 (Cell)
Street Closure – Clarkson
Road
WHO: City of Richmond Department of
Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Street Closure
WHEN: Monday, October 18 through Friday, October 22 from
7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Clarkson Road between Kingswood Street and Catalina Drive (located in the
9th voter district)
BACKGROUND: The area will
be closed to install drainage pipe prior to the installation of a sidewalk
along Clarkson Road. The project is expected to take approximately 90 days.
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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.
