Traffic Advisory
Department of Public Works
Providing a clean, safe and healthy environment
Richmond, Virginia
The Honorable Mayor Levar M. Stoney
For
Immediate Release
March
18, 2022
Media
Contact:
Paige
Hairston – 804-646-3659 (Office)
804-385-0409 (Cell)
Lane Closure – Chamberlayne
Avenue and Pear Street
WHO: City of Richmond Department of
Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Lane Closure
WHEN: March 21 through April 1from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: In the following areas:
·
Chamberlayne Avenue from Wickham Street
to W Ladies Mile Road (in the 3rd voter district)
·
Pear Street to Orleans Street - the contractor will be working adjacent to eastbound
lanes of traffic (in the 7th voter district)
BACKGROUND: The curb lane and
sidewalk will be temporarily closed to install fiber optic cable into traffic
signal conduits in the sidewalk areas listed above. This work is part of the traffic
signal system expansion project.
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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.
