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My name is Jeff Joseph. The old Citgo gas station at the intersection of Newtown and Stoney Point South (SW corner of intersection) is being torn down. The contractor has fenced off the sidewalk so it is now unusable. He has also placed orange/white traffic barrels in the roadway (on the street portion of the curb). I believe this is against city code. More important, this is an extreme danger to bicyclists (me) because now I must go onto the asphalt portion of the street to go around the barrels. As you know, on this stretch of Newtown Rd. just before the I-264 on-ramp the traffic is going close to 50 MPH and following one another very closely. It would only take one driver in a car closely following a truck to clip my handlebar and that will result in my death. Please, it is extremely important to have these barrels removed from the roadway and also to have their fence moved back at least far enough that pedestrians and bicyclists have a safe path past their demolition site of the Citgo gas station.
Please email me Jeff Joseph at jeffrey_josph@yahoo.com.
Again please this situation is extremely urgent. I must pass this section of road every day on my commute to my job site. Thank you for your attention.
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Norfolk Cares IMPACT Call Center (Registered User)
Thank you for reporting your concern. We have forwarded this issue on to the Division of Public Works Right of Way Division for investigation and action. Your reference number for follow up is Ref ID#: 2015-299465
In the future for any service requests or questions regarding the City of Norfolk, please utilize our preferred contact system of the Norfolk Cares IMPACT Call Center by calling the center at (757) 664-6510, visiting us on the web at Norfolk.gov or via e-mail at healthyneighborhoods@norfolk.gov.
Stängt Jeffrey Joseph (Registered User)
Col Chis (Registered User)