Traffic Advisory
February
6, 2023
Contact:
Paige
Hairston – 804-646-3659 (Office)
804-385-0409 (Cell)
Street Closure – West Broad Street
WHO: City of Richmond Department of
Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Street Closure
WHEN: Starting
at 4 a.m. on Saturday, February 11 and ending at 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 12
WHERE: West Broad Street between North Sheppard Street and North Arthur Ashe
Boulevard (2nd voter district)
BACKGROUND: Three westbound
lanes on West Broad Street between North Sheppard Street and North Arthur Ashe Boulevard
will be closed to allow a crane to setup a tower crane at 2820 West Broad
Street. Traffic will be detoured to Arthur Ashe Boulevard heading south, then
turning west onto Monument Avenue, turning north onto Sheppard Street and back
to West Broad Street.
Note: the
Pulse bus lane will remain open.
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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
