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Weekly trash and yard waste collection and special bulk waste pick ups on request  Maintenance and repair of streets, sidewalks, and bridges Traffic planning & analysis, installation & maintenance of signs, signals, & pavement markings, street lighting

Maintenance of storm drains and ditches, street sweeping, and environmental education


         
 
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  Road Closings
  • First View Street – Through mid-April, there will be full street closures to through traffic of 1st View Street between Bearden Road and Tidewater Drive for the First View Street Water and Sewer Replacement Project. Access to residences and businesses will be maintained.

  • Granby Street— Through late February, two vehicle travel lanes in the same direction will be closed on Granby Street over Mason Creek between Bayview Boulevard and Forest Lawn Cemetery for a phase of the Mason Creek Culvert Rehabilitation project. Two-way traffic will be maintained at all times.

  • Kimball Terrace – Through the end of January, the intersection of Kimball Terrace and Majestic Avenue will be completely closed to through traffic for utility work. Motorists will be detoured via Westminster Avenue, Norchester Street, and Thayor Street. Local access only will be encouraged during this time. Cut-through motorists must use Interstate 264 or Virginia Beach Boulevard as alternate routes.

    Tidewater Drive - Through early February, Tidewater Drive between Columbia Lane and Alsace Avenue will be reduced to one lane northbound during the day and two lanes will remain open overnight.

    For a Listing of High Impact Road and Lane Closures click here.

     

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JOHN M. KEIFER, P.E.
Director

City Hall Building - 810 Union Street - 7th Floor
Norfolk, VA 23510
Ph: (757) 664-4600
Fax (757) 664-4603
Email:
pworks@norfolk.gov

Nationally Recognized as One of the 

"Top Ten Public Works Leaders of 2004"

 

"Public Works Department of the Year"

- Selected by Public Works Magazine, 2005

 

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