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Richmond officials outline new Department of Transportation, pledge faster "lighter, quicker, cheaper" safety projects
Summary
City public-works leaders told the Land Use, Housing and Transportation committee the reorganization creates an in-house Department of Transportation to speed planning and delivery of safety and mobility projects, emphasizing Vision Zero goals and pilot "lighter, quicker, cheaper" interventions.
The Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee heard a detailed presentation from City of Richmond public-works staff on a reorganization that establishes an internal Department of Transportation and aims to accelerate street-safety projects.
Bobby Vincent, director of public works, told the committee his department now manages roughly $1.2 billion in projects and a roughly $105 million backlog of capital work. He said the new unit — led by newly introduced Director of Transportation Andy Bayno — will consolidate planning, engineering and operations to better coordinate grants, design and construction across the city. "We have about $1,200,000,000 coming our way in terms of the Department of Public…
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