Traffic Advisory
July
7, 2023
Contact:
Lux Aghomo
Office:
804.646.5711
Street Closure
– Magnolia Avenue
WHO: City of Richmond
Department of Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Street Closure, Daily
WHEN: Wednesday,
July 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE: In the
6th Voting District
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Magnolia Avenue between Rady Street to
Magnolia Road
BACKGROUND: The area
will be closed to allow the contractor to test the Highway Water Detection
System.
Note: High Water Detection
Systems provide state-of-the-art public safety warnings to alert the public
to stay off flooded roadways. During flooding, this advance warning station
will advise motorists of flooded roadways by activating flashing beacons,
message signs, and automatic road barrier gates. Typical problem sites include
low water crossings, underpasses, and areas that are prone to coastal flooding.
This system uses software to continuously monitor flooding conditions in the
area and will issue alerts to key personnel in the Department of Public
Utilities when there is a
problem.
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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
