Construction alerts
- June 29-July 17, 2020 – McCormick Rd affected
Alderman Library Renovation - alert 6 revised 
Please be advised that between Monday, June 29 and Friday, July 17. Alderman Library Renovation Construction Manager will be closing McCormick Road entirely at "the triangle" to perform utility work, as shown in the attached alert. Pedestrians and vehicles will be detoured to the light at Rugby Road in order to turn right on McCormick Road. Impacts to this area will continue in this area through early August. Per this revision by July 17 the project will be open to two lanes, but the parking aisle will still be closed as sidewalk work will still be underway.
- May 26-late June, 2020 – McCormack Observatory affected
McCormick Observatory Dome Repairs - alert 1
Construction noises will be generated by aerial boom lift operation along with tasks associated with cleaning metal surfaces. The Observatory will remain closed to visitors for the duration of the project and the site will be closed while work is being performed. Working hours will be between 7 a.m.-5 p.m. and are weather dependent. If someone needs access to the Observatory while work is ongoing please contact one of the project members listed in the attached alert.
- April 13-June, 2020 – McCormick Rd affected
McCormick Rd. Improvement notification
McCormick Rd. Improvement map of affected area
On April 13th, McCormick Road will close to through traffic as work begins to install a new raised crosswalk between Minor Hall and Monroe Hall. Once this crosswalk is complete, construction will move to install a new raised crosswalk between Alderman Library and the University Chapel. The work requires closing McCormick Road to through traffic for 8-10 weeks, though buildings will remain accessible from one end of McCormick or the other.
- April 13 - Mid-June, 2020 – Jeanette Lancaster Way affected
Jeanette Lancaster Way Manhole Repair - alert 1
Starting Monday April 13, the northeast end of the road will be closed to vehicular traffic. Pedestrian and handicapped access to adjacent facilities will be maintained and McLeod Garage will remain accessible by way of Crispell Drive. See the Temporary Traffic Control Plan, on the attached alert.
- December 2019 - September 2020 – Massie Road affected
Athletics Complex Phase I -
alert 1
Starting Tuesday, January 28 there will be a relocation of the west construction fence from
the NW corner of the site to the construction entrance. The fence relocation is shown on the
map on the next page in RED. Relocation of the existing fire lane to the next drive isle
west in the U-Hall parking lot.
Pedestrian access from the ATG to Massie Road will be shifted from the existing sidewalk to
a pedestrian path west of the relocated fence. Fire lane shifted west into the next drive
isle in U-Hall parking lot. The pedestrian path is shown in
BLUE and relocated fire lane shown in GREEN on the map shown on the next page.
- 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
