Campus Planning And Construction

The front entrance and sidewalk to One Magnolia Circle will be closed for 12 weeks beginning Monday, March 20, for upgrades to the sidewalk and front ramp.   Read More

The sidewalk on the south side of the Recreation and Wellness Center will be affected on March 22 from 7 a.m. to noon for crane work occurring on the roof of the building. Although exits from the building will not be obstructed, students, faculty and staff are encouraged to avoid the area. Read More

Temporary VUMC shuttle stops will be added at Kensington and 25th avenues to accommodate the expanding construction for Vandy United renovations in the Athletics Neighborhood. Read More

The South Drive entrance to the Village at Vanderbilt garage will be closed on Thursday, March 16, from 9 a.m. to noon for work to replace the HVAC systems. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to avoid the area and use the Capers Avenue access point into the Village at Vanderbilt garage.   Read More

Beginning Wednesday, March 8, the construction fencing around Kirkland Hall will expand to fully enclose Kirkland Circle between Warren and Moore Colleges and E. Bronson Ingram College. The fence line also will expand slightly to the south, closing the sidewalk immediately adjacent to the existing fence line. Read More

Beginning Saturday, March 4, there will be work at The Village at Vanderbilt to replace the roof on the fourth floor. The work will be from 6:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. The South Drive entrance to the upper packing deck will be closed, but vehicles can still pull into the parking area from 21st Avenue and Capers Avenue. Read More

Parking Lot 104 and the west sidewalk on 24th Avenue will be closed from Monday, March 6, to Monday, March 13, for construction related to Vanderbilt University’s Central Utilities Initiative project. This is the first of three phases of work that will occur in this area.   Read More

Campus planners have developed an official tree replacement policy to ensure that Vanderbilt’s tree canopy is preserved whenever building projects are initiated or trees die naturally. Read More

Incoming traffic from 21st Avenue onto Medical Center Drive will be limited to emergency vehicles only on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. by the installation of a crane for work at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Medical Center Drive will be closed in both directions.  Read More

The Vanderbilt University Facilities Department will host several sessions of Facilities University, a series of classes to educate faculty and staff about the inner workings of the department. Read More

Incoming traffic from 21st Avenue onto Medical Center Drive will be diverted on Saturday, Feb. 11, starting at 6:30 a.m. to install a crane that will conduct work at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

Jess Neely Drive between 25th Avenue and Natchez Trace will permanently close to vehicular traffic the week of Jan. 9 to make way for a pedestrian and bicycle-friendly greenway. Read More

Repairs to the roof of the university’s Powerhouse will continue on Friday, Sept. 2. While a crane is in use the service road east of the roundabout at the end of Vanderbilt Place, between the Powerhouse and Rand/Sarratt halls, will be impacted from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Read More

Kensington Place between Natchez Trace and 25th Avenue South is closed as of Aug. 8 as part of construction for the upcoming Vandy United projects in the Athletics Neighborhood. Read More

The Owen Graduate School of Management renovation and addition project, set to open for the 2022–23 academic year, will expand its site borders to complete the remainder of the work. Beginning Monday, July 11, the accessible pathway from 21st Avenue and Wesley Place Garage will change. Read More

A southbound lane of 21st Avenue at Edgehill Avenue will be closed on Saturday, July 2, due to crane work at the VUMC Medical Center North building. Read More

DPR Construction, under the direction of the university’s Campus Planning and Construction department, will conduct a drone flight on Wednesday, June 8, from 18th Avenue to 16th Avenue, south of Horton Avenue, near the Peabody College campus. Read More

Repairs to the roof of the university’s Powerhouse began in June. The third crane lift at the university's Powerhouse has been rescheduled for Thursday, July 7. Read More

The Owen Graduate School of Management renovation and addition project, set to open for the 2022-23 academic year, is expanding its site borders to complete the remainder of the work. Read More

The service road east of the roundabout at the end of Vanderbilt Place, between the university’s Powerhouse and Rand/Sarratt halls, will be impacted on Friday, May 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the removal of a crane adjacent to the Powerhouse. Read More