A section of Hereford Drive will be closed Dec. 27-28 and Jan. 3-4 for the installation of a new RWSA water line. A detour route will be established while the road is closed.
On Monday, January 5, 2026, the contractor will mobilize to start work for the Fontaine Research Park Sitewide Stormwater Improvements project.
Phase 1 will include the installation/restoration of the existing construction access road off of Stribling Ave Ext, tree clearing, grubbing, excavation, hauling away unsuitable soils and hauling in suitable soils associated with the new dam and pond.
There will be increased construction traffic on Stribling Ave Ext associated with this work.
There will be typical construction equipment noise associated with this work.
An existing section of the Rivanna Trail system traversing from Stribling Ave Ext to Natural Resources Dr on the north side of Morey Creek will be temporarily closed. See Exhibit 1 on page 2, trail shown in white. Users of the Rivanna Trail system needing to traverse from Stribling Ave Ext to Natural Resources Dr will need to use the trail on the south side of Morey Creek. See Exhibit 1 on page 2, trail shown in yellow. This trail will need to be used throughout construction. Trailhead signs and trail markers will be updated accordingly.
Phase 2 work will include the installation of stormwater utilities. This work is tentatively scheduled to start May '26. A separate construction alert will be distributed prior to the start of this work.
All project-related construction to be completed by August '26.
No impact to existing building exits and sidewalks.
January-March, 2026 — Jefferson Park Avenue and Stadium Road area affected Verve — alert 5
Between January 2026 and March 2026, there will be four scheduled road closures/modifications along Jefferson Park Avenue (northbound and southbound) and Stadium Road (northbound and southbound). During each closure/modification, detour signage and flaggers will be in place to maintain safe and efficient traffic flow. The attached map shows the initial impact. The additional impact dates are also included, and maps will be sent separately closer to the construction start dates.
Seven micropiles will be installed at the amphitheater on Monday December 22nd and Tuesday December 23rd.
This work will generate noticeable and potentially disruptive noise as the micropiles are drilled into the bedrock beneath the amphitheater.
Work will begin on the stage side at 10:00 Monday. These first three will have amplified sound, due to the acoustics of the amphitheater itself, into the surrounding area.
After Monday if any micropiles remain to be installed, they will be installed starting at 7:00 am.
No impact to existing building exits and sidewalks.
The work is scheduled for Friday, December 19, 2025, and is anticipated to be completed by the end of the day
Construction will take place between the times of 7am - 5pm
During this time, the ADA sidewalk between the parking lot and the closest exterior pool door entrance will be closed. For ADA access, please enter through the front of the North Grounds Recreation Center building, shown on the map below.
There will be a full electrical shutdown of FM Shops #2, FM Shops #3, FM Shops #4, and the FM Truck Washout Building from 8:30am Wednesday 17-Dec until work is completed at the end of the day Saturday 20-Dec. Approx 4pm.
Please plan to vacate the buildings by 8:30am Wednesday morning. They will remain unlocked and have minimal egress lighting supplied in the main corridors. Temporary heat will also be supplied.
There will be a full electrical shutdown of FM Shops #1on Wednesday 17-Dec from 8:30am until 11:30am. There will be no temp lighting supplied during this time. Some emergency lighting will be functional.
There will be an additional full electrical shutdown of FM Shops #1 on Saturday 20-Dec all day from 6am until 4pm or when the work is completed.
Please also avoid the area near the FM Truck Washout Building during this time as there will be a lot of activity by Power & Light and C&RS Electricians.
No impact to existing building exits and sidewalks.
The roof will be replaced in 2 phases. The building highlighted below in orange will be
phase 1. There is already scaffolding built around this building. It will remain until it is
moved to phase 2 building in December. A 2nd alert for phase 2 will be sent out in November.
During phase 1 the receiving warehouse will be condensed only to operate in only the blue
building below. Anyone besides the warehouse crew will not have access to the phase 1
building for the next 4 weeks while overhead welding and spray foam is completed. This
impacts all the material storage in the phase 1 building.