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Construction alerts

  • January 28 - February 21, 2020 – Brandon Avenue Green Street affected
    Brandon Avenue Green Street alert 37
    Between Tuesday January 28, 2020 and Friday February 21, 2020, the western side of the new Brandon Ave Green Street will be closed to vehicular traffic. Contractors will be using this section of roadway to stage equipment and materials to assist with the infill of the large biofilter at the southern end of the street.
    Access to Bice House and South Lawn will be maintained via current routes during this work. Those needing to access Bond House should use the access road leading up to Bond House via the southern end of Monroe Lane.
    See attached alert showing the area of this road closure.
  • January 20 - February, 2020 – Facilities Management Yard affected
    Facilities Management Yard - concrete pavers replacement
    Starting on January 20, 2020 we are starting a project between Skipwith Hall and the Trades Shops. We are removing the concrete pavers and installing permeable concrete. This process will take approximately two and a half weeks. The first week we will be picking and stacking the concrete pavers and grading the site, the second week will be installation of the concrete followed by a 7 day curing time. Attached is a map showing the location and details of the project. We will need all vehicles and equipment removed from the site no later than 8:00am on 1/20/2020. Pedestrian access will be maintained to both buildings during the course of the project. During the concrete installation we will have a large Telebelt truck and multiple concrete trucks at either end of the project site. Please be cautious and try to avoid these areas while they are on site. Another alert will go out with more detail about the concrete installation closer to time. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this project.
  • December 18, 2019-2020 – Alderman Library, Nameless Field area affected
    Alderman Library Renovation - alert 1
    Fencing will be installed around the north side of Alderman Library and in parts of Nameless Field starting as early as Wednesday December 18, 2019. See the area marked “Closed” on the attached map. Newcomb Road traffic will be limited to commercial and emergency vehicles for the duration of the project. Construction site access will be established on University Avenue and on Newcomb Road. The Alderman Library loading dock will be closed. Parking on Newcomb Road will be closed as of January 1, 2020. The Alderman Library book drop will be relocated to the University Central Grounds parking garage. The Newcomb Road entrance to the parking garage will be closed to vehicles.
  • November, 9, 2019 - early 2020 – Brandon Avenue affected
    Brandon Ave Green St & Utilities - alert 33
    On Saturday November 9, 2019, contractors for the Green Street project will be closing off additional areas of the northern section of Brandon Ave to continue their utility and hardscape installations. This area will be closed for 2 to 3 months. Pedestrians looking to access the Elson Student Health Center should use the east and south egress doors to enter/exit the building during this time. The western door will not be an entrance to the building, but will be open for emergency exits only, with a new gravel pathway leading to the surface parking lot behind the building. Exterior and interior directional signage will be in place to help direct visitors to Elson Student Health to the appropriate entrances and exits.
    Access to and from the Eunoia Parking Lot will be maintained during this work. See attached alert for affected area.
  • April 15, 2019-early 2020 – Brandon Avenue affected
    Brandon Ave Green St & Utilities - alert 28
    Starting April 15, 2019, and lasting 8-10 months, the Green Street project will close a portion of Brandon Avenue just south of Elson Student Health Center. Vehicular access to locations south of the closure, including Bice House, South lawn, and the K2 parking lots, will be detoured onto Monroe Lane and through a paved connector road to Brandon Avenue. Several message boards will be in place along JPA and Monroe Lane to direct traffic to the new route. The construction team will be performing a ‘soft opening’ of this new connector road during the week of April 8th, in order to get traffic accustomed to this new route. On Monday April 15th, the team will officially close the portion of Brandon Ave mentioned above.
  • October 1, 2018 - January, 2020 – Massie Road area affected – Softball Stadium & Player Development Center
    Softball Stadium construction - alert 2
    Sidewalk closure along the south side of Massie Road. Sidewalk will be close from Thursday October 18, 2018 until January 2020. Signage will be provided at both ends of the sidewalk to acknowledge the closure and give direction to pedestrians for an alternate route.
  • April 30, 2018 - Summer, 2023 – U-Hall cage lot affected
    Cage lot map
    To support a significant construction project in U-Hall, the Cage lot will be closed beginning Monday, April 30th through the Summer of 2023. As a result, the University Transit Service (UTS) bus stops near the Cage lot and in the West University Hall lot will be closed for the duration of this project. The UTS Bus stops on Massie Road at University Hall and the East Lot will remain open.

Major construction projects map

UVA Parking & Transportation detours and lot closures