Posted March 7, 2024

~ Drivers can expect intermittent lane and sidewalk closures during construction ~

RICHMOND, Va. –The Department of Public Works (DPW) will begin construction on traffic signal upgrades at the intersection of Chamberlayne Avenue and Lombardy Street next week.

Upgrades include:

• Removing current traffic signal poles and installing new poles with retroreflective traffic signal heads
  
  • These backplates are more visible in both daytime and nighttime conditions
• Installing vehicle detection sensors to improve traffic signal operation
• Installing new pedestrian countdown equipment and buttons

During construction, there will be intermittent lane and sidewalk closures. Please slow down when you see orange cones and give construction workers extra space in all work zones.

Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by August 2024.

Funding for this $275,000 project is provided by the Central Virginia Transportation Authority (CVTA).

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

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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

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 [email protected]

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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

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 [email protected]

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

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.

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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

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

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] or call 804-646-8325.

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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.