Pardon Our Dust UPDATE- Holiday Edition

LANE Construction continues with work on GRTC Pulse, a new bus rapid transit system serving the Richmond Region, from Rocketts Landing to Willow Lawn. Currently, utility relocation is continuing in locations along Broad Street and Main Street. Roadway work, in preparation for station construction, is continuing on westbound Broad Street.  Permitted work hours are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Saturday.  Please note that night work (6 p.m. to 6 a.m) is scheduled on Main Street at 15th Street on Wednesday, January 4 and Thursday, January 5.   Follow us on Twitter @GRTCPulse for updates on work hours. 

All schedules are weather and progress-dependent. 

NOTE:  In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, LANE follows holiday restrictions and marks non-work days as:  Mon., Dec. 26, Fri., Dec. 30; Sat., Dec. 31; and Mon., Jan. 2.

WEEKY RE-CAP:   Monday, December 19 to Saturday, December 24

Utility Relocation:  

• Where:     Eastbound and westbound Main St., from 15th St. to 17th St.
• Impacts:   Temporary closures of sidewalk. Work does not require lane or parking closures.
• Where: South side of eastbound Broad St., from Hermitage Rd. to Boulevard
• Impacts: Temporary closures of sidewalk. Work does not require lane or parking closures.

Roadway Construction: 

• Where:   North side of westbound Broad St., between Allison St. and Strawberry St.
• Impacts: Temporary closures of the westbound curb lane and adjacent sidewalk, as well  as temporary loss of street parking, from Allison St. to Strawberry St.

Tuesday, December 27 to Thursday, December 29

Work Zone Maintenance: 

• Where:   Eastbound and westbound Main St., from 15th St. to 17th St.

                     Eastbound Broad St., from Boulevard to Hermitage Rd.

                    Westbound Broad St., between Allison St. and Strawberry St.

• Impacts: None. Crews will be checking barrels and ensuring maintenance in existing work areas.

Tuesday, January 3 to Saturday, January 7

NOTE:  In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, LANE follows holiday restrictions and marks non-work days as:  Mon., Dec. 26, Fri., Dec. 30; Sat., Dec. 31; and Mon., Jan. 2.

Utility Relocation:  

• Where: Eastbound and westbound Main St., at 15th St. 
• Impacts: Temporary closures of curb lane, sidewalk, street parking in work zone.

• Where:     Eastbound and westbound Main St., at 15th St. 
• When: This is night work (6 p.m. to 6 a.m.) occurring on Wed., Jan. 4 and Thurs., Jan. 5.
• Impacts:   Double lane closures moving laterally across Main St. One travel lane will remain open in the eastbound and westbound directions.  

Roadway Construction:   

• Where:   North side of westbound Broad St., between Allison St. and Strawberry St.
• Impacts: Temporary closures of the westbound curb lane and adjacent sidewalk, as well  as temporary loss of street parking, from Allison St. to Strawberry St. 

Median Station Construction:

• Where: Median of Broad St., from Thompson St. to Foushee St.
• Details: Work includes sawcutting in median – likely starting with Allison East 
• Impacts: Temporary closures of median and inside lanes of Broad St., in both the eastbound and westbound directions, between Thompson St. and Foushee St.  

Traffic Signal Work:    

• Where:   Broad St. at Willow Lawn Dr. east to 14th St.

                     14th Street between Broad St. and Main St.

           
                     Main St. at 14th St. east to Orleans St. 

• Impacts:  Temporary closure of curb lane, adjacent sidewalk and bus stops in affected areas.

NOTE:   Work is occurring in both eastbound and westbound directions.

Monday, January 9 to Saturday, January 14

Traffic Signal Work:    

• Where:   Broad St. at Willow Lawn Dr. east to 14th St.

                     14th Street between Broad St. and Main St.

                     Main St. at 14th St. east to Orleans St. 

NOTE:    Work is occurring in both eastbound and westbound directions.

Impacts:  Temporary closure of curb lane, adjacent sidewalk and bus stops in affected areas.

Station Construction: Allison East

• Where: Median of Broad St., between Allison St. & Meadow St. 
• Details: Demolition and excavation work at Allison East 
• Impacts: Permanent closures of median and inside lanes of Broad St., in both the eastbound and westbound directions, at Allison East. Street parking impacts are as follows:

North side of Broad St (WB direction) between Strawberry St. and Allen Ave.:  parking will be permanently removed.

South side of Broad St. (EB direction) between Strawberry St. and Allen Ave.:  parking will remain where it currently exists, except for two parking spaces and one loading zone in front of the Bookbindery Building’s parking deck (east of the parking deck’s entrance).