RICHMOND, Va. –   The Department of Public Works (DPW) has identified eight corridors that present opportunities for enhanced bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure to be completed as part of the City’s paving and resurfacing program for summer 2022 through spring 2023. The eight corridors under consideration are:   

1. Admiral Street/School Street
2. German School Road
3. North 25th Street
4. North Sheppard Street
5. Norfolk Street
6. West Marshall Street
7. West Moore Street
8. Warwick Road

 The Department is also proceeding with bike infrastructure on the northside and southside along State Route 161 which includes the following city streets:

• 49th Street
• Westover Hills Boulevard
• Park Drive
• Blanton Avenue

Please go to https://www.rva.gov/public-works/pedestrian-bicycling-and-trails to review the conceptual designs, share your thoughts and submit questions. The survey will be available online from June 12 through June 26. Feedback is encouraged and will help us refine the proposed projects before moving forward with detailed designs.

The projects are an important part of the City’s commitment to Vision Zero and support the Better Streets multimodal approach by implementing safety improvements such as high-visibility crosswalks for people who walk, accessible curb ramps for people who roll, and dedicated space for people who bike or scoot. These projects will enhance our transportation infrastructure and improve safety for all roadway users. 

If you need assistance with alternative means to review and comment, contact Jakob Helmboldt at Jakob.Helmboldt@rva.gov. For more information on the Department of Public Works, please visit us online at www.rva.gov/public-works or email questions to AskPublicWorks@rva.gov

We’re Social! For updates on DPW-related projects, activities and events visit us on Twitter @DPW_RichmondVA

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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.

RICHMOND, VA - The City of Richmond Department of Public Works will start Phase I of the Hull Street Road Corridor Improvement Project next week.  This project will enhance capacity and improve safety for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists by separating the thru lanes from turning lanes and by reducing the number of conflict points along the corridor.

The first phase consists of relocating the overhead and underground utilities along Hull Street between Hey Road and Warwick Road and will include the following work: Dominion Energy clearing trees to install new poles and overhead lines; Verizon installing new underground conduits and poles (they will work simultaneously with Dominion Energy). Comcast and two fiber optic companies will relocate their cables to the new poles after work has been completed by Dominion Energy.

The utility relocation work begins June 1 and weather permitting, this portion of the project is expected to take approximately 12 months. There will be intermittent lane closures throughout the project.

Project construction is expected to start late spring 2023 and will include:

• Reconstructing the existing divided highway between Hey Road and Warwick Road to improve the roadway and intersection
• Constructing left and right turn lanes or tapers
• Widening the median and adding median landscaping
• Installing pedestrian crosswalks
• Adding sidewalks and shared use paths
• Installing curb and gutter, and drainage improvements to handle stormwater runoff
• Installing streetlights

For more information on the Department of Public Works, please visit us online at www.rva.gov/public-works or email questions to AskPublicWorks@rva.gov

We’re Social! For updates on DPW-related projects, activities and events visit us on Twitter @DPW_RichmondVA

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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.

RICHMOND, Va. –   The Department of Public Works Transportation Engineering Division will upgrade existing traffic signal equipment and pedestrian accommodations at the following intersections:

• Monument Avenue and Hamilton Street
• West Broad Street and Westmoreland Street, and
• Midlothian Turnpike and West Roanoke Street

Work begins May 31 and includes the installation of:

• Traffic signal poles with updated traffic signal heads and retro-reflective backplates
  
  • The new traffic signal heads with retroreflective backplates are more visible in both daytime and nighttime conditions, helping to reduce crashes at the intersections
• Traffic signal controllers
  
  • Upgraded traffic signal controllers and other signal equipment will improve signal operations
• Countdown pedestrian signal heads and push buttons
• Sidewalk accessible curb ramps
• Pavement markings and high visibility crosswalks

During construction, there will be intermittent lane and sidewalk closures.

Weather permitting, this project is scheduled for completion September 15, 2022.

This $1.5 million project is funded through the Central Virginia Transportation Authority (CVTA).

For more information on the Department of Public Works, please visit us online at www.rva.gov/public‐works or email us at AskPublicWorks@rva.gov

We’re Social! For updates on DPW‐related projects, activities and events visit us on Twitter @DPW_RichmondVA

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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.

RICHMOND, Va. –   The Department of Public Works (DPW) Transportation Engineering Division operates and maintains 479 traffic signalized intersections. With the purpose to improve safety for all street users DPW will be improving the traffic signal visibility by installing new traffic signal mast arm poles at five locations:

• Cary Street at Jefferson Street
• Cary Street at Foushee Street
• Cary Street at Adams Street
• Grace Street at Monroe Street
• Monument Avenue at Thompson Street

This project will substitute outdated pedestal traffic signal poles and replace them with the installation of traffic signal mast arm poles. The project will provide the installation of overhead vehicular indications, high visibility pedestrian crosswalks, pedestrian indicators, and ADA ramps. These upgrades will allow the traffic signal approaches to be in compliance with sight distance requirements outlined in the Federal Highway Administration Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).

With the new traffic signal indications equipped with retroreflective borders, they will be more visible in both daytime and nighttime conditions, helping to reduce crashes at the intersections. Also, the pedestrian indicators will provide a countdown to provide pedestrians with more information the amount of time (and remaining time left) to cross the street, which will help in reducing pedestrians-vehicle crashes.

Weather permitting, this project is scheduled for completion April 30, 2023.

This $2.3 million project is funded through the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).

For more information on Public Works, please visit us online at https://www.rva.gov/public‐works or email us at AskPublicWorks@rva.gov

We’re Social! For updates on DPW‐related projects, activities and events visit us on Twitter @DPW_RichmondVA

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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.

RICHMOND, VA – An inspection of the Commerce Road Bridge over Goodes Creek yesterday revealed additional deterioration of the bridge. The department is looking for a solution to allow the bridge to temporarily reopen before the bridge replacement starts in late summer 2022. Detours are in place. Southbound motorists can travel from Bellemeade Road to Richmond Highway to Bells Road and motorists travelling northbound should use Bells Road to Richmond Highway to Bellemeade Road.

For more information, please visit us online at www.rva.gov/public-works or email questions to AskPublicWorks@rva.gov

We’re Social! For updates on DPW-related projects, activities and events visit us on Twitter @DPW_RichmondVA

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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.