Traffic Advisory
Department of Public Works
Providing a clean, safe and healthy environment
Richmond, Virginia
The Honorable Mayor Levar M. Stoney
For
Immediate Release
April
29, 2022
Media
Contact:
Paige
Hairston – 804-646-3659 (Office)
804-385-0409 (Cell)
Lane Closure – Hermitage Road, Robin Hood Road
and North Arthur Ashe Boulevard
WHO: City of Richmond Department of
Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Lane Closure
WHEN: Monday, May 2 through Friday, May 13 from 7
a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: The following corridors in the 2nd Voter District
·
Hermitage Road between Sherwood Avenue and Robin
Hood Road
·
Robin Hood Road between Hermitage Road and North
Arthur Ashe Boulevard
·
North Arthur Ashe Boulevard between Robin Hood Road
and Westwood Avenue
·
BACKGROUND: The curb lane and
sidewalk will be temporarily closed to allow the contractor to install new
equipment in the traffic signal cabinets along the corridors in the aforementioned
areas. The contractor will be working
adjacent to the northbound lanes of traffic. 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.
