Posted January 24, 2024

~ Signal temporarily flashing red and yellow~

RICHMOND, Va. – The Department of Public Works (DPW) activated new traffic signals at the intersection of North Huguenot Road and Cherokee Road today. The new signals replace flashing beacons. The new signals will be placed in flash mode for the next week. Drivers will see yellow flashing lights along Huguenot Road and flashing red lights along Cherokee Road. The temporary flashing gives motorists an opportunity to adjust to the new signals. To further alert motorists, “New Traffic Pattern Ahead” signs have been posted.

This $218,000 project was funded through the local Capital Improvement Program and includes the installation of:

• Traffic signal mast arm poles with traffic signal indications and high visibility backplates
  
  • These backplates are retro-reflective and therefore more visible to drivers in both daytime and nighttime conditions, helping to reduce potential crashes.
• Countdown pedestrian signals with push buttons
• Accessible ramps with sidewalk
• High visibility crosswalk markings

Weather permitting, the last components of this project, installing accessible ramps with sidewalk and high visibility crosswalk markings, will be completed by the end of March.

Please continue giving our construction workers extra space and slow down when you see orange cones in the work zones.

For more information on DPW, please visit us online at www.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