A reminder that areas of the Core Campus Project within the fencing are active work areas. For your safety, please stay outside the fenced areas.
Robinson Hall Replacement
Week of September 9:
- Complete backfill of foundation walls around south and southwest side of the new building.
- Continue steel erection moving south and then up to floor five and repeat starting at north end of building and moving south for six floors.
- Offsite work is progressing on coordination and inspections of pre-fabricated electrical rooms that are being fabricated offsite in a warehouse facility in southern Virginia.
- Continue installation of elevated underfloor mechanical and electrical and telecom utilities.
Week of September 16:
- Continue steel erection moving south and then up to floor five and repeat starting at north end of building and moving south for six floors.
- Offsite work is progressing on coordination and inspections of pre-fabricated electrical rooms that are being fabricated offsite in a warehouse facility in southern Virginia.
- Continue installation of elevated underfloor mechanical and electrical and telecom utilities.
Utility Infrastructure Project
Week of September 9:
- Continue hardscape and landscape punch list in Phase 1 (Aquia Creek Lane, Johnson Center South Plaza, EagleBank Arena) and 2 (West Building, Music/Theater) areas.
- Continue work to improve high-temperature hot water tunnel in Phase 3 areas (Wilkins Plaza extension from clock to Southside Plaza). This work includes a high-temperature hot water shutdown that will start sometime this week and be completed before start of heating season in early November.
- Continue to excavate for new underground electrical and telecom for future Wilkins Plaza event power, light poles and Wi-Fi.
- Pipe delivery continues for Phase 4 (Southside east to Central Heating and Cooling Plant), 5 (between Johnson Center and Exploratory and David King Halls) and 6 (Commons housing) areas.
- Continue trenching and pipe installation in Phase 4 areas.
- Closure of Rivanna River Road as pipe is delivered and installed in phase 4 areas. This closure will continue through mid-October.
- Finalize test pitting to determine location of underground utilities in Phase 5 areas.
- Final week for mockup of Enslaved People of George Mason Memorial installed on Wilkins Plaza to help determine final installation details.
Week of September 16:
- Continue hardscape and landscape punch list in Phase 1 (Aquia Creek Lane, Johnson Center South Plaza, EagleBank Arena) and 2 (Music/Theater, West Building) areas, including planting sod in areas of Phase 2 near College Hall.
- Continue work to improve high-temperature hot water tunnel in Phase 3 areas (Wilkins Plaza extension from clock to Southside Plaza). This work includes a high-temperature hot water shutdown that will start sometime this week and be completed before start of heating season in early November.
- Continue to excavate for new underground electrical and telecom for future Wilkins Plaza event power, light poles and Wi-Fi.
- Pipe delivery continues for phase 4 (Southside east to Central Heating and Cooling Plant), 5 (between Johnson Center and Exploratory and David King Halls) and 6 (Commons housing) areas.
- Continue trenching and pipe installation in Phase 4 areas.
- Closure of Rivanna River Road as pipe is delivered and installed in Phase 4 areas. This closure will continue through mid-October.
- Finalize test pitting to determine location of underground utilities in Phase 5 areas.