Traffic Advisory
Department of Public Works
Providing a clean, safe and healthy environment
Richmond, Virginia
The Honorable Mayor Levar M. Stoney
For
Immediate Release
August
5, 2022
Media
Contact:
John Everett – 804-646-1781 (Office)
804-317-4001 (Cell)
Lane Closure – Staples Mill Road and
West Broad Street
WHO: City of Richmond Department
of Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Lane Closure
WHEN: Monday, August 8, through Friday,
August 19 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: The
following streets in the 1st Voter District:
·
Staples Mill Road between Fitzhugh
Avenue and West Broad Street
·
West Broad Street between Staples Mill
Road and North Thompson Street
BACKGROUND:
The sidewalk and curb lane will be temporarily closed to allow the contractor to install traffic signal and fiber optic
conduit, and set switches and junction boxes.
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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
