road closures
Street closure at Stevenson Center Drive May 5
May. 2, 2012—From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 5, Stevenson Center Drive at the entrance to Lot 9 will be partially obstructed by a crane unloading equipment. From 6 to 9 a.m., the drive at Lot 9 will be completely blocked to vehicular traffic. Traffic directors will be present throughout the day. Contact: Mark Walker,...
Street closure at Stevenson Center Drive April 21
Apr. 17, 2012—From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 21, Stevenson Center Drive at the entrance to Lot 9 will be partially obstructed by a crane unloading equipment. From 6 to approximately 9 a.m. the drive at Lot 9 will be completely blocked to vehicular traffic. Traffic directors will be present throughout the day. Contact: Mark...
Portion of Pierce Avenue to be closed March 17
Mar. 13, 2012—From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 17, Pierce Avenue will be closed from Medical Center Drive to 23rd Avenue South. This street closure is necessary for the removal of a materials hoist at the 33-bed addition to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt currently under construction. During the closure, ambulances will access the Children’s Emergency...
Portion of 21st Avenue South to be closed this weekend; other closure
Feb. 15, 2012—Beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, through 6 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, the north- and southbound lanes of 21st Avenue South will be closed from Edgehill Avenue to Medical Center Drive. Police officers and detour signs will be on site for the duration of the street closure to direct emergency vehicles and other related traffic to...
Medical Center Drive to be one lane Jan. 14
Jan. 9, 2012—From 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, Medical Center Drive will be reduced to one lane in each direction from the south side of the Vanderbilt University Hospital ambulance bay parking area to the north entrance at The Vanderbilt Clinic (TVC) turnaround. The Emergency Department ambulance bay parking will not be affected, nor will...
Medical Center Drive will experience lane closures Dec. 9-12
Dec. 6, 2011—Due to electrical system upgrades taking place at the Vanderbilt Clinic, some motorists may experience delays on Medical Center Drive until the project is complete. From Friday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. until Monday, Dec. 12 at 5 a.m., Medical Center Drive will be reduced to one lane each direction from the south side of...
Medical Center Drive to be closed Saturday 6 a.m. to noon
Oct. 13, 2011—On Saturday, Oct. 15, from 6 a.m. until noon, Medical Center Drive between Pierce Ave. and Children’s Way will be partially obstructed by a crane. Traffic direction will be present to maintain flow of both north and south bound traffic. Contact: Billy Roberts, (615) 343-4443; Dennis Spann, (615) 322-3456
Part of Medical Center Drive closed Oct. 8
Oct. 5, 2011—On Saturday, Oct. 8, Medical Center Drive will be closed from the south side of the adult emergency room ambulance bay parking to the north entrance at The Vanderbilt Clinic (TVC) turnaround from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. The emergency ambulance bay parking will not be affected. The purpose of this closure is to prepare...
Part of Medical Center Drive closed Oct. 1-2
Sep. 29, 2011—Beginning 5 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, through 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, Medical Center Drive will be closed from the south side of the adult emergency room ambulance bay parking to the north entrance at The Vanderbilt Clinic (TVC) turnaround. The emergency ambulance bay parking will not be affected. The purpose of this closure is...
Jess Neely Drive to close for Baseball Super Regional
Jun. 8, 2011—To accommodate media trucks from ESPN for the nationally televised Super Regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament, Jess Neely Drive will be closed to through traffic June 9 and 10.
Road closures for Country Music Marathon to minimally impact Vanderbilt campus
Apr. 21, 2011—Course changes for the 2011 Country Music Marathon and Half-Marathon on Saturday, April 30, are expected to have minimal impact on the streets surrounding the Vanderbilt campus.
Storm downs trees, knocks out power
Apr. 4, 2011—View update on this story. Several trees were downed and power knocked out to some areas of the Vanderbilt campus as a result of high winds that accompanied a storm that swept through campus shortly after 2 p.m. April 4. Only one, apparently minor, injury was reported. Power remained out in the Greek Row area,...