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Construction alerts

  • August 31, September 5, 2019 – McCormick Road affected
    Gilmer-Chemistry Renovation Project - alert 14
    Please be advised that the southern sidewalk along McCormick Road will be closed, and a portion of the eastern drive lane on McCormick Road will be shifted, on Saturday August 31, from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday September 5 from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. The area adjacent to and north of plaza between Chemistry and Gilmer Hall will be the limits of work as depicted in the attached alert. Work will require construction vehicle access that will block the pedestrian sidewalk on the south side of McCormick Road and a section of eastern drive lane on McCormick Road. Pedestrian pathways will be routed around this area utilizing signage and barricades to direct pedestrians to the existing marked crosswalks on McCormick Road to the sidewalk north of McCormick Road. Vehicles traveling eastbound along McCormick Road will be directed around construction vehicles with signage and traffic cones.
  • August 28-September 2, 2019 – Facilities Management E1 Lot affected
    E1 Lot map
    In preparation for the paving of the E1 lot this coming weekend, August 30-September 1, there will be no parking in the section of the E1 parking lot marked in red on the map, from 5 a.m. Aug 28th through 6 p.m. August 29th. There will also be no parking in the E1 lot August 30th, 31st and September 1st due to paving operations. We will only be paving the South E1 lot, this will have no impact on the E1 church lot.
    There will also be no parking in the E1 lot on the south side of Pratt Drive beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, August 30 through Monday, September 2, 2019 due to paving and striping operations. The E1 lot on the north side of Pratt Drive won’t be effected (church side).
  • June 20, 2019 – Leonard Sandridge Way affected
    Leonard Sandridge Way map
    On Wednesday June 19 Faulconer Construction will mobilize for a small project on Leonard Sandridge Way. The project will start on June 20. Please be aware that there will be trucks and equipment entering and exiting the area on both sides of the bridge on Leonard Sandridge Way once the project starts. Please use caution if entering the area.
  • June 12-Summer, 2019 – JPA at South Lawn affected
    South Lawn Overpass/JPA map
    Please note we will be starting A project near the South Lawn overpass on JPA will begin June 12, 2019. The work in this area will require the contractor to stop traffic occasionally to get equipment and material to the site.
    Please be aware that this project is going on and there may be delays in traffic flow. The work will take several weeks to complete.
  • 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.
  • April 1-12; Mid June-August, 2019 – Academical Village area affected
    Academical Village Chimney Cap Replacement - alert 1
    Starting the week of April 1st, Facilities Management tradespeople will be sealing Lawn room chimney caps that have deteriorated. Tradespeople will be accessing the roofs from ladders on the Lawn between Pavilions I & III and on the East Lawn. This Phase I work has a planned duration of one to two weeks. After Reunions, Phase II will install stainless steel chimney plates on both the East Range and West Range from aerial lifts. An additional project alert will precede this activity.
    Schedule:
    • Phase I: April 1 – 12, 2019
    • Phase II: Mid June-August 15, 2019
  • December 10, 2018 - September, 2019 – Brooks Hall area affected – Memorial to Enslaved Laborers
    Memorial to Enslaved Laborers - alert 2
    On December 10, Team Henry Enterprises will mobilize to install fencing and a temporary construction access road within the Triangle of Grass to facilitate construction of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers. Construction will consist of significant site work, including re-grading, utilities, concrete foundation work, stormwater and sidewalk improvements, and installation of large-scale stone blocks. Pedestrian routes within the site will be blocked. As fencing is installed and sidewalks become blocked, way-finding signage will be installed to indicate new routes for pedestrians.
  • 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