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City updating traffic signs, adding stop bars at intersections around Richmond

The “citywide blitz” should be complete this winter and will focus on the High Injury Network.

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Watch out for lane closures and slower traffic during the work.

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The Dept. of Public Works is in the midst of a citywide effort to replace aging traffic signs and install stop bars at intersections.

DPW plans to install over 2,000 stop bars, which are designed to reinforce driver compliance with stop signs. Faded regulatory and street signs will also be swapped out for new markers.

Look out for intermittent lane closures and slower traffic while crews are working. Work will be done on a daily basis from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and should be complete this winter.

Efforts will be focused on the High Injury Network. In these areas, around 75% of traffic-related crashes cause a serious injury or death to occur.

The city’s focus on the High Injury Network is part of its Vision Zero goal, which aims to eventually eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries. Richmond signed on to the global strategy in 2017. Earlier this year, the city announced that it was exploring several transportation projects in line with Vision Zero.

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