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Vacuum leaf collection program ending this week

Posted March 4, 2024

~All service requests in the system by March 8 will be processed ~

RICHMOND, Va. – City residents who still need vacuum leaf removal must request the service by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 8. No requests will be accepted after that date. Service requests currently in the system and those made by the deadline will be processed. Vacuum service requests can be made by visiting https://www.rva311.com or calling 3-1-1.


Residents have the option of paying the $30 vacuum leaf collection fee by adding it to their utility bill using the RVA 311 system (or by calling 3-1-1) or by mailing a check/money order to the Department of Public Works, Leaf Collection Program, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 704, Richmond, VA 23219. The payment must be received before the collection will be scheduled. If mailing a check/money order, the payment must be received by the March 8 deadline.

Vacuum Leaf Collection Reminders:

  • Leaves must be raked and ready for pickup at the time of the request
  • Rake leaves to the property line (front or side) but not in the street
    •  Do not block ditches, gutters or the street
  • Remove any sticks, stones or other objects that may damage equipment
  • Leaves will not be collected from the alley

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

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

COR BIZConnect Expo: Empowering Entrepreneurs

If you’re an existing business or want to start a business within the city limits, join us for the COR Biz Connect Expo: Empowering Entrepreneurs on Monday, March 11th at the Training Camp Facility, 2401 West Leigh St. You can connect with city departments and local and regional business support partners. This is the first of a series of resource sharing events where you can talk with city staff and business specialists to learn about available tools and resources to help your business succeed. 

  • Location: Training Camp Facility, 2401 E. Leigh St. Richmond
  • Time: 8AM-12PM & 3PM-7PM
  • Admission: FREE

Work is underway at three signalized intersections to improve pedestrian safety

Posted March 1, 2024

~This project is part of the city’s ongoing efforts to improve safety for people who walk and roll~

RICHMOND, Va. –   The Department of Public Works (DPW) is upgrading intersections at Iron Bridge Road and Belmont Road, Cary Street at 9th Street and Cary Street at 10th Street.  These upgrades use low-cost, systemic, quick build improvements that provide proven immediate safety benefits through changing the built environment. 

Improvements include:

  • High visibility crosswalks
  • Pedestrian median refuges 
  • Accessible ramps, and 
  • Pedestrian countdown signals at locations currently without them 

Weather permitting, work will be completed in late April.

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

This $299,852 project is funded through the Central Virginia Transportation Authority and is part of a larger 10.5 million investment in improving the safety of people who walk and roll across streets in Richmond.

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

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

City launches utility box beautification program

For Immediate Release

February 29, 2024

Contact:
Petula Burks

Office: 804-646-6311

Cell:     804-389-7157

 

~Transforming utility boxes into canvases to beautify the city and showcase original art~

RICHMOND, Va. As part of a pilot program to wrap 10 utility boxes along the Broad Street corridor, the city unveiled the first utility box artwork installation this morning at the corner of 9th and Broad streets. The first design replicates a postcard highlighting points of interest in the vicinity.

This program represents a creative use of public space in the downtown central business district and along the Broad Street Corridor. The program will highlight historically significant people, structures, and culture with creative depictions by transforming utility boxes, also known as a traffic signal cabinet, into vibrant works of art.

Additional installations have been designed and will soon grace other utility boxes along Broad Street.  In this initial phase, artwork will be designed by graphic artists employed with the City of Richmond. Designs will feature themes germane to the area of the utility box.

We’re Social! For updates on city related projects, activities and events visit us on Facebook or Instagram @rvagov.

 

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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

City kicks-off annual Citywide Neighborhood Clean-Up Program Saturday, March 16

Posted February 28, 2024

~ The program provides residents with two planned opportunities to dispose bulk and brush items ~

RICHMOND, Va. – With spring cleaning right around the corner, the Department of Public Works (DPW) will kick-off the city’s annual Neighborhood Clean-Up Program on Saturday, March 16 for residents in the Bellevue/Ginter Park and Washington Park neighborhoods. The citywide clean-up program offers residents in each of the designated 15 neighborhood zones across city with free curbside bulk and brush pickups between March 16 and November 2.

Residents can use the DPW Service Finder to verify clean-Up dates for their neighborhood.

Program details for 2024:

  • The program is operational on select Saturdays, March 16 through November 2 (see the specific schedule with dates and locations below)
  • All clean-ups are from 8 a.m. until Noon (rain or shine)
    • Residents should place items out Friday evening
  • DPW crews will collection items curbside and in alleys (wherever trash is normally placed to be collected)

Examples of acceptable items include:

  • Furniture
  • Mattresses
  • Tires (four per household) 
  • Appliances and
  • Brush (all brush must be cut into four-foot lengths and bundled)

Items NOT collected include:

    • Electronics
    • Construction debris
    • Hazardous waste items and
    • Broken glass

Neighborhood Clean-Up Schedule

Zone

Neighborhood

1st Cycle

2nd Cycle

 

 

 

 

Zone 1

Bellevue/Ginter Park/and Washington Park

March 16, 2024

July 13, 2024

 

 

 

 

Zone 2

Northside/Highland Park

March 23, 20234

July 20, 2024

 

 

 

 

Zone 3

Church Hill/Fulton

April 6, 2024

July 27, 2024

 

 

 

 

Zone 4

Newtowne/Carver/Jackson Ward

April 13, 2024

August 3, 2024

 

 

 

 

Zone 5

The Fan/Shaffer

April 20, 2024

August 10, 2024

 

 

 

 

Zone 6

Museum District

April 27, 2024

August 17, 2024

 

 

 

 

Zone 7

Maymont/Byrd/Oregon Hill/Carillon

May 4, 2024

August 24, 2024

 

 

 

 

Zone 8

Bellemeade

May 11, 2024

September 7, 2024

 

 

 

 

Zone 9

Westover Hills/Forest Hill/and          Woodland Heights

May 18, 2024

September 14, 2024

 

 

 

 

Zone 10

Broad Rock/Brookbury

June 1, 2024

September 21, 2024

 

 

 

 

Zone 11

Worthington Farms

June 8, 2024

September 28, 2024

 

 

 

 

Zone 12

Westover Gardens

June 15, 2024

October 5, 2024

 

 

 

 

Zone 13

Stratford Hills/Willow Oaks

June 22, 2024

October 19, 2024

 

 

 

 

Zone 14

Windsor Farms/University of Richmond/Far West End

June 29, 2024

October 26, 2024

 

 

 

 

Zone 15

Stony Point

July 6, 2024

November 2, 2024

In addition to Neighborhood Clean-Up Program, residents can also place bulk and brush items out for collection during the bi-weekly bulk and brush collection which coincides with the recycling schedule.

For information on how to organize an “adopt” a street, intersection, park, gateway (almost anywhere), or to get volunteer opportunities for “Keep Richmond Beautiful” clean-up events, contact DPW’s Clean City Commission representatives at AskPublicWorks@rva.gov or call 804-646-8325. Together, we can all help keep Richmond clean.

For more information, go to https://www.rva.gov/public-works/neighborhoodcleanups or email us at AskPublicWorks@rva.gov or call 804-646-8325.

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.

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