Traffic Advisory
Department of Public Works
Providing a clean, safe and healthy environment
Richmond, Virginia
The Honorable Mayor Levar M. Stoney
For
Immediate Release
October
21, 2021
Media
Contact:
Paige
Hairston – 804-646-3659 (Office)
804-385-0409 (Cell)
Street Closure – North 9th
Street
WHO: City of Richmond Department of
Public Works (https://twitter.com/DPW_RichmondVA)
WHAT: Street Closure
WHEN: Starting at 9 a.m. on Friday, October 22 and
ending at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 24
WHERE: North 9th Street between Grace and Broad streets (located in the 6th voter
districts)
BACKGROUND: The area
will be closed to allow the Virginia Department of General Services to install
a pedestrian covered walkway on the west side of North 9th Street between Grace
and Broad streets. Upon completion of the walkway installation, North 9th
Street will become a single lane in the northbound direction for the duration of construction for the General Assembly Parking Deck.
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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.
