Posted March 20, 2025

RICHMOND, VA – Last night, a Dominion Energy system failure created an issue with one of the city’s power substations. The failure created a disruption to the streetlighting system, resulting in an outage. The streetlight outage extends in the following areas:

• North at Laburnum Avenue, North Avenue, and E. Ladies Mile Road to
• South on Valley Road and I-64, to the
• East on the Henrico county and City of Richmond line, then
• West to Chamberlayne Avenue, Brookland Park Avenue, W. Norwood Avenue, and Richmond-Henrico Turnpike

Our team is actively working on restoring service as quickly and safely as possible. At this time, we do not have an estimated time of restoration. We understand the importance of this issue and are committed to providing updates as necessary.

Thank you for your patience, understanding and cooperation.

Please send questions to AskPublicWorks@rva.gov

Updates will be posted on the city’s social media and website at 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