WHO:   Department of Public Works, Clean City Commission & the Department of Public Utilities (Stormwater Division)

WHAT: Richmond E-Cycle Day for City of Richmond Residents | Drive-thru Recycling Event for Richmond Residents

• All residents must:
  
  • Wear a face covering
  • Stay in their car during the event and roll the windows down
  • Note: volunteers will take items out of your car
• Paper Document Shredding
  
  • Up to five (5) boxes of paper documents. Be sure to remove all binders, staples and clips
• Electronics (various fees apply)
  
  • Computer systems (hard drive or CPU) and accessories (cables, wires, keyboards, mice, speakers, etc.) VCRs, camcorders, stereos and all phones
  • Televisions, computer monitors and printers
• Household Hazardous Waste Items and Oil-based Paint
  
  • Bug spray, rodent poison and herbicides (Roundup, Weed B Gon etc.)
  • Note: Latex and water based paints will not be collected. These items can be left in open paint cans until they have dried out and then put in with regular curbside trash pick-up.

WHEN:  Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Broad Rock Sports Complex, 4825 Old Warwick Road (23224) | next to/behind the Broad Rock Library

BACKGROUND:  The City of Richmond’s E-Cycle Day offers City residents an efficient option to recycle paper and to help keep hazardous waste materials out of city waterways, streams and rivers. This event is available to city residents – proof of residency is required.

For more information on this event, please visit us online at www.rva.gov/public-works/clean-city-commission 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

The City of Richmond Department of Public Works (DPW) is one of only 178 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. – In light of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on those who live and work in the city of Richmond, the city is offering amnesty on penalties applied to overdue parking citations. Those who currently owe money for parking tickets and overdue penalties prior to May 2, 2022 will have their penalties waived as long as they pay the original ticket amount by September 12, 2022.   

• Tickets received prior to May 2, 2022
  
  • If paid by September 12, 2022
    
    • The original amount of the ticket is due
    • All penalties accrued on the ticket will be forgiven
  • If the ticket is not paid by the September 12, 2022
    
    • Both the original amount and ALL penalties will be owed

• Tickets received after May 2, 2022
  
  • Will not be eligible for COVID amnesty
  • The original ticket must be paid plus penalties will accrue if not paid on time

Residents must still pay the original tickets Amnesty does not apply to Parking Tickets, ONLY to late penalties on those tickets.

Examples of how penalties accrue (all penalties are capped at twice the original ticket amount):

Parking ticket resources:

• Pay Parking Ticket Online http://www.ticketlookup.com/default.aspx?id=richmond
• Online Ticket Lookup http://www.ticketlookup.com/default.aspx?id=richmond

DMV related hold fees are not included in the City of Richmond Amnesty Program.

For additional information, please call 3-1-1 or go to www.rva.gov/public-works/parking-enterprise. Questions can be emailed 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 178 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.

~ Drivers can expect intermittent travel lane, parking lane and sidewalk closures during construction ~

RICHMOND, Va. – The Department of Public Works (DPW) will begin paving on April 11 along Broad Street from 3rd Street to Staples Mill Road ahead of the streetscape construction project on Broad Street.  The Broad Street Gateway and Corridor Improvements Project is intended to enhance the overall character of Broad Street, complement the Pulse BRT project, and establish a unified design for one of the City’s primary gateway corridors. There will be intermittent travel lane, parking lane and sidewalk closures during construction. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be complete by the fall of 2023.

The project includes the following components (project work will overlap):

1. Paving:
   
   • Project timeframe: April 11 - Summer 2022
   • Area: Broad Street from 3rd Street to the city/county line just west of Staples Mill Road
   • Paving work will be completed in five (5) segments
   • Each segment will be done from the outside lanes to the inside, north side, then returning on the south side (on-street parking will not be available while paving is occurring)
   • Paving segments:
     
     • 3rd Street to Belvidere Street
     • Belvidere Street to Meadow Street/Hermitage Road
     • Meadow Street/Hermitage Road to Arthur Ashe Boulevard
     • Arthur Ashe Boulevard to Hamilton Street
     • Hamilton Street to the county line
   • Note: Paving will be a 24-hour operation, starting at 6 p.m. on Sundays and ending at 6 p.m. on Fridays and there will be some complete street closures.
   • Funding for this project was provided through the Central Virginia Transportation Authority

2. Streetscape:
   
   • Project timeframe: April 25 through Fall 2023
   • Area: Hamilton Street to Laurel Street
   • The project will replace sidewalks throughout the corridor and upgrade curb ramps to improve accessibility for pedestrians, individuals who use mobility devices, people with visual impairments etc. New trees will be planted to provide greenery and shade to pedestrians and street furniture such as benches, trash cans, and bike racks will be placed along Broad Street. Decorative light fixtures will be installed on existing poles to illuminate sidewalks for additional pedestrian safety at night. To improve traffic safety, curb bump-outs will be constructed to guide vehicles through existing lane shifts and prevent illegal parking. At locations where properties have multiple access points to a parking lot or property, select driveway entrances on Broad Street will be permanently closed to further improve traffic safety and reduce rear end crashes.
   • Funding for this project was provided through VDOT’s SMART SCALE program.

3. Pulse BRT Red Pavement:
   
   • Project timeframe: Construction expected May through August 2022
   • Area: Broad Street from I-195 to 1st Street
   • The Pulse BRT Red Pavement project will install red-colored pavement marking in the dedicated bus-only lanes from I-195 to 1st Street. The project is funded through a Department of Rail and Public Transit grant and is intended to improve driver and pedestrian awareness of the dedicated bus-only lanes, reduce unauthorized use of the bus-only lanes, and improve bus operations.
   • Funding for this project was provided through the DRPT Demonstration Project Assistance MERIT Grant Program

4. Richmond Signal System – Phase III:
   
   • Project timeframe: April through December 2022 with additional traffic signal upgrades in 2023
   • Area: Thompson Street to Staples Mill Road
   • Project details: installing conduit, junction boxes and fiber-optic lines to existing traffic signals
   • Note: work will primarily be in the sidewalks
     
     • Traffic signal upgrades coming in 2023 to the following areas:
       
       • the intersection of Broad and Westmoreland
       • the intersection of Broad and Commonwealth
   • Background: The department operates and maintains 480 traffic signalized intersections. Communications between the traffic signal central system and each traffic signal controller provide enhanced remote monitoring, optimized and efficient signal coordination, transit signal priority along the Pulse Corridor, special events management, and maintenance capabilities, which benefit the City and all roadway users. Since 2009, DPW has been diligently working to expand the signal system infrastructure and associated communications assets to integrate all signalized intersections in the City into a centralized traffic signal system. The Downtown area was completed in Phase I and South of the James River in Phase II.
   • Funding for this project was provided through the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program from the Federal Highway Administration and the Virginia Department of Transportation. The project is also in partnership with the Richmond Regional Transportation Planning Organization.

5. Public Utility Waterline Replacement:
   
   • Timeframe: Construction expected in the spring of 2023
   • Area: Along Broad Street from 3rd Street to I-95
   • This project will be handled by the Department of Public Utilities

For more information and weekly updates, go to https://www.rva.gov/public-works/broad-street-project 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 178 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.

The Department of Public Works (DPW) and The Burning Sands Alumni Football Foundation (Burning Sands) invite the community to celebrate the unveiling of three Adopt-A-Street signs on the campus of Virginia Union University at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 26. The ceremony will take place at the corner of Admiral and North Lombardy streets.

The 30-minute service will begin with a presentation by DPW and the unveiling of an Adopt-A-Street sign bearing the organization’s name, and end with a “Panther March” to the corner of North Lombardy Street and Brook Road, where Burning Sands members will uncover two Adopt-A-Street signs honoring VUU legendary football coaches Willard Bailey, the late Jesse Chavis and “Tricky Tom” Harris, and Joe Taylor.

Through a partnership with the Richmond Clean City Commission’s Adopt-A-Street program in 2021, Burning Sands members performed bi-weekly clean-ups of the three streets that form the triangle encompassing Hovey Field – 1200-1300 blocks of Admiral Street, 1500 block of North Lombardy Street, and the 2000 block of Brook Road – in an effort to keep the campus of its beloved alma mater cleared of trash and litter. The organization kicked off its 2022 clean-up campaign on March 5.

The Burning Sands Alumni Football Foundation (Burning Sands) is a nonprofit organization that raises money to support various educational and athletic initiatives of the university’s football department. Membership is comprised of men and women who are either former VUU football players, coaches, athletic trainers, cheerleaders, or just loyal supporters of the university.
Members, many of whom are former Virginia Union University football players, elected to pay tribute to these four coaches because of the indelible imprint they left on their lives. The sign bearing the organization’s name is strategically placed at the Admiral Street site to serve as inspiration to VUU football players as they head to the workout room from the practice field.

Willard Bailey, a 2021 inductee into the National Black College Football Hall of Fame, is the winningest coach in VUU history. Coach Bailey holds a school record of 151 wins between 1971-83 and 1995-2003. His teams won six CIAA conference championships. Jesse “Bad News” Chavis is touted as the best defensive coordinator Virginia Union has ever had. His 1973 defensive line, known as “The Wrecking Crew,” posted six shutouts en route to an undefeated season and the first CIAA Championship in 50 years. “Tricky Tom” Harris coached football, basketball, and track between 1950-1983 at VUU. He won 99 football games during his career. Joe Taylor, another legend in college football, has won four national championships, 14 conference championships, seven bowl games, and has a lifetime win-loss record of 233-96-4. Coach Taylor, current VUU Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics, was inducted into the National Black College Football Hall of Fame in 2020 and was recently appointed to serve on the national College Football Playoff Selection Committee.

Coaches Willard Bailey and Joe Taylor, Jesse “Skeet” Chavis, son of Coach Chavis, and a representative from the Tom Harris Alumni Chapter will be present as honorary guests. Coach Alvin Parker, along with members of the VUU football team, will attend.

Contacts:    

Angriess Scott, President
(804) 840-4819 • sco04@henrico.us

Jacquelyn Stanley, Secretary
(804) 306-6798 • jacrob@comcast.net

Paige Hairston, Richmond Department of Public Works (804) 385-0409 • Paige.Hairston@rva.gov
 

RICHMOND, Va. – The Department of Public Works (DPW) is committed to providing a clean, safe and healthy environment for Richmond residents. In addition to bi-weekly bulk and brush collections that coincide with the recycling collection schedule, the Neighborhood Clean-Up Program is another service provided to help residents dispose of bulk items. Residents in each of the designated neighborhood zones across the city will have two additional opportunities during the year to place bulk and brush items out for collection. The program runs on selected Saturdays starting on March 12 and ending November 19. DPW crews will collect items curbside and in alleys (wherever trash is normally placed to be collected) from 8 a.m. until noon on the designated Saturdays.

Examples of acceptable items include: furniture, mattresses, tires (four per household) and appliances. We take everything except: electronics, construction debris, hazardous waste items and broken glass. All brush must be cut into four foot lengths and bundled.

Please see the attached map and the Neighborhood Clean-Up schedule below:

Note: All clean-ups are from 8 a.m. to noon. (rain or shine)

• Zone 1       Bellevue/Ginter Park/Washington Park         
  • • (Clean-Up dates: March 12 & August 6)
• Zone 2       Northside/Highland Park
  • •  (Clean-Up dates: March 19 & August 13)
• Zone 3       Church Hill/Fulton
  • • (Clean-Up dates: March 26 & August 20)
• Zone 4       Newtowne/Carver/Jackson Ward
  • • (Clean-Up dates: April 2 & August 27)
• Zone 5       The Fan/Shaffer
  • • (Clean-Up dates: April 9 & September 10)
• Zone 6       Museum District
  • • (Clean-Up dates: April 23 & September 17)
• Zone 7       Maymont/Byrd Park/Oregon Hill/Carillon
  • • (Clean-Up dates: May 14 & September 24)
• Zone 8       Bellemeade
  • • (Clean-Up dates: May 21 & October 1)
• Zone 9       Westover Hills/Forest Hill/Woodland Heights
  • • (Clean-Up dates: June 4 & October 8)
• Zone 10     Broad Rock/Brookbury
  • • (Clean-Up dates: June 11 & October 15)
• Zone 11     Worthington Farms
  • • (Clean-Up dates: June 25 & October 22)
• Zone 12     Westover Gardens
  • • (Clean-Up dates: July 9 & October 29)
• Zone 13     Stratford Hills/Willow Oaks
  • • (Clean-Up dates: July 16 & November 5)
• Zone 14     Windsor Farms/University of Richmond/Far West End
  • • (Clean-Up dates: July 23 & November 12)
• Zone 15     Stony Point
  • • (Clean-Up dates: July 30 and November 19)

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 178 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.