Posted June 17, 2025

~ Project dates: July 2025 – Summer 2026, weather permitting; Motorists should stay alert in the work zone ~

RICHMOND, VA – Starting in early July, the City of Richmond Department of Public Works will begin a roadway improvement project in the city’s east end to enhance safety and improve traffic flow. The project will modify and reconstruct the intersection at East Main Street and Williamsburg Avenue between South 31st Street, East Main and Pear Street.

Starting, June 20, the construction team will begin placing notification signage along the corridors to alert residents and drivers about the upcoming project and closure notifications.

All westbound lanes of Williamsburg Avenue will be closed between South 31st Street and the intersection of East Main Street. Additionally, there will be temporary closures at the intersection of South 31st Street and Williamsburg Road, these closures are expected for five months. The East Main/Williamsburg Avenue intersection will remain open to traffic.

Improvements on East Main at Williamsburg Avenue include:

• Realignment of the intersection by revising the dominate traffic flow movement from East Main Street (Route 5) to Williamsburg Road
• Installing new traffic signal with pedestrian crossing buttons
• Installing and reconstruct sidewalks and install ADA accessibility
• Installing new street lighting
• Installing new pavement, signs and markings
• Upgrading drainage
• Widening of Williamsburg Avenue (minor widening)
• Installing landscape

Every effort will be made to minimize impact to the community. Drivers are urged to slow down, stay alert and give our construction workers ample space in work zones.

Weather permitting, this $4 million project is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2026. 

This project is in coordination with the Richmond Department of Public Utilities.

For more information on the DPW, please visit us online at rva.gov/public-works or email us at AskPublicWorks@rva.gov

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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