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
27, 2022
Media
Contact:
Paige
Hairston – 804-646-3659 (Office)
804-385-0409 (Cell)
Street Closure – North 8th
Street
WHO: City of Richmond Department of
Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Street Closure
WHEN: Starting at Noon on Friday, July 1 and ending
at Noon on Sunday, July 3
WHERE: North 8th
Street between East Broad and East Franklin streets (in the 6th voter district)
BACKGROUND: The area will
be closed to set up a crane to remove the tower crane at 200 North 9th Street.
Note: Flaggers
will maintain thru traffic on East Grace (westbound - across the intersection
of North 8th Street) and they will also provide access for parking at Saint
Peter's Church.
Please follow
the detour signs.
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The City of Richmond Department of Public Works (DPW) is
one of only 195 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
