Public Works Department
Street Sweeping Program
Update
Public Works Department
Street Sweeping Program Update
•Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) Version 3.0,
Section C10, Trash Load Reduction.
•The permit states that permittees, such as the
City of Richmond, are to implement practices to
“control and reduce non-stormwater and polluted
stormwater discharges into storm drains and
watercourses.”
Public Works Department
Street Sweeping Program Update
•In March 2020, the City discontinued street
sweeping parking enforcement
•In February 2024, City Council allocated
$550,000 to initiate a street sweeping sign
installation project, on the condition of
equitable citywide enforcement of parking
restrictions.
•Most areas in Richmond have street sweeping
signs, some do not
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Street Sweeping Program Update
•Staff evaluated the need for equitable
enforcement of street sweeping parking
restrictions:
• 415 sidewalk miles – with street sweeping signs
• 85 sidewalk miles – no street sweeping signs
• 500 miles total
• No citywide sign inventory
• No sign condition assessment
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Street Sweeping Program Update
•Staff proposed installing missing street
sweeping signs and then developing the
inventory and condition assessment of all
signs:
• Phase 1 – Install street sweeping signs
• 85 miles of sidewalk
• 15 different areas/neighborhoods
• Phase 2 – Citywide Inventory & Condition Assessment
• All 500 miles of sidewalk
• Use software to collect inventory
• Assess condition
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Street Sweeping Program Update
•Phase 1
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Street Sweeping Program Update
•Phase 1
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Street Sweeping Program Update
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Street Sweeping Program Update
•Phase 1 costs
•Data collection $42,000
•Fabrication $37,000
•Installation: $470,137
•Total anticipated Phase 1 costs: $549,137
•Phase 1 allocation: $550,000
•Balance remaining: $863
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Street Sweeping Program Update
•Phase 1
•Progress to date
• 1,330 signs fabricated and delivered
• All poles and signs installed by end of March 2025
•March 2025 – Richmond Police Department began
issuing “mock” parking tickets
•April 15, 2025 – Begin parking enforcement
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Street Sweeping Program Update
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Street Sweeping Program Update
•Phase 2
•Propose to collect data for a full inventory
for all roadway signs along 500 miles of
sidewalk, including the original 85 miles:
• street sweeping signs
• street name signs
• regulatory signs
• warning signs
• etc.
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Street Sweeping Program Update
•Phase 2 (cont’d)
•Identify locations of missing street sweeping
signs and designate locations for future
installation
•This will help establish an inventory and
condition assessment of all signs in the City
•Condition assessment:
• Replace or not
• Reflectivity
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Street Sweeping Program Update
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Street Sweeping Program Update
•Phase 3
•Due to economies of sale, staff recommends
collecting additional data along the 500 miles
of sidewalk, for additional assets that the
City maintains
•Propose to collect data for a full inventory
for all streetlights and traffic signal poles
•This will help establish an inventory and
condition assessment of streetlights and
traffic signal poles
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Street Sweeping Program Update
•Phase 2 & Phase 3 Combined Cost Estimate
• $ 325,000 Street sign inventory
• $ 62,500 Street sweeping sign placement
• $250,000 Streetlights and Traffic Signal
inventory
• $1,920 Software
•Total Phase 2 Cost Estimate (with discount):
$575,670
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Street Sweeping Program Update
•Establish a full, comprehensive inventory and
condition assessment for all roadway signs,
streetlights, and traffic signal poles
•This will allow staff to properly budget for:
• replacing existing roadway signs that are
deteriorated/faded or don’t meet current standards
• replacing streetlight poles and traffic signal poles
•Plan the future replacement schedule for all
roadway signs, streetlights, and traffic signal
poles throughout the City so that staff can
incorporate this information into the annual
Capital Improvement Plan budget
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Street Sweeping Program Update
•Further recommendations
•Establish a policy for citywide roadway sign
condition assessment, and streetlight and
traffic signal pole condition assessment (say,
every five years)
•Develop and adopt a strategy for pro-active
life-cycle roadway sign, streetlight, and
traffic signal pole replacement
•Plan for roadway sign, streetlight, and traffic
signal pole program funding on an annual basis
to be able to implement the strategy