Edgemont Road at Stone Hall Entrance will be closed from July 28-31, 2026 for LTHW excavation and repair.
Shelburne Hall, Upper NRAO lot, Fluids Research and Observatory Mountain will be accessible via McCormick-Edgemont connection intersection at Water Tanks.
July 30 - August 2 (Thursday to Sunday) the project team will be performing the breakdown and removal of Tower Crane #2
This process will require mobile support cranes and numerous trucks to haul away components as they are disassembled. This will affect the parking lot of 415 Ray C Hunt and the service road to Aurbach. See the map of affected areas below.
Delivery and pedestrian access to Aurbach will remain open throughout the process.
No impact to existing building exits and sidewalks.
Due to safety concerns associated with open-trench construction, the City of Charlottesville and the University of Virginia will temporarily close portions of Culbreth Road to complete the gas line installation.
From July 13-17, Culbreth Road will be closed between University Avenue and the parking garage. From July 20-24, Culbreth Road will be closed from Rugby Rd.and the parking garage. Parking garage access will remain available during both phases.
Work hours are Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Detour and UVA signage will direct motorists to the appropriate garage entrance.
Pedestrians: Sidewalks will remain open.
Please note: The Charlottesville Department of Utilities is preparing to launch the West Main Street Utilities Replacement Project, a major infrastructure investment designed to strengthen utility services for decades to come. A continuation of Utilities' city-wide implementation of planned infrastructure improvements, this project will be a multi-year effort conducted in phases, replacing aging gas and water mains along University Avenue, West Main Street, and select side streets. This project represents a strategic investment in Charlottesville's future, with Phase One scheduled to begin in summer 2026.
As part of the enabling work for the Fontaine Data Center, FM Energy & Utilities will continue installing underground utilities from the FCEP to the future data center site. Phase One has been under construction since May and the team will transition to Phase Two on July 13. This work is located east of 500 Ray C Hunt.
Phase Two will begin on July 13 and take four to five months to complete. Patient parking will be significantly impacted but mitigated with the following services:
Complementary Valet Service will be offered to patients at 500 RCH; Additional golf carts will be used to assist with patient transport. Concierge staff will be onsite to assist patients to parking.
Patient parking spaces will be available directly west of FCEP. Access to the Building 500 loading dock will be maintained.
Signage will be added to assist with vehicular and pedestrian signage.
All work is subject to weather conditions.
No impact to existing building exits and sidewalks.
Scaffolding will be installed on the Lawn side of Pavilion VI and on both the Lawn and garden sides of the student rooms between Pavilion IV and VI (EL 10-20), beginning Wednesday, May 20. The scaffolding will remain in place throughout the summer and into the start of the school year.
The stairway from the lawn to the alley, will be partially blocked by scaffolding. Half will remain open to use.
The passageway under Pavilion VI and in front of the student rooms will remain accessible.
The general contractor will mobilize to install a laydown area in the lawn between the Rotunda and University Chapel on May 20. Full project mobilization in the west and east courtyards will begin the week after reunions, June 8, 2026. The project will be substantially completed by August 15, 2026, prior to the start of the fall semester.
The primary impacts of this project will be construction traffic and noise caused by demolition of existing paving and concrete base. Construction vehicles will use pedestrian routes for access to the site but will not obstruct ADA or barrier-free routes. The sidewalk under the colonnade west of the Rotunda will be closed to pedestrian access for the duration of the project. This walk is not an ADA path, and an adjacent barrier-free path will be maintained for the duration of the project. Part of the Darden Courtyard will be blocked to enable waterproofing work on the east side of the Rotunda, beginning mid-June.