Campus Notice

The plaza at Mason Square will be closed for improvements starting Monday, Nov. 6, and will remain closed until March 2024. Construction fencing will block most of the plaza, but accessible pathways to the main entrance of Van Metre Hall will remain available near the plaza stage and near Hazel Hall. 

On Friday, Oct. 27, the 30-Minute Parking Lot in front of George Mason University's Merten Hall will be closed from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the annual Life Safety Fair on the Merten Lawn. Also on Friday, Oct. 27, is the Once Upon a Scream event hosted by the Office of Student Involvement around the Fenwick Library lawn area from 7–11 p.m. Chesapeake River Lane will close at 2 p.m. to all parking and traffic, except disabled parking near Commonwealth Hall.

On the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 24, there will be an increased volume in traffic on and around George Mason University's Fairfax Campus, as well as an increase in on-campus parking, due to a concert at EagleBank Arena, with 5,000 attendees expected. 

The utility company will perform electrical testing on the Fairfax Campus on Wednesday, Oct. 18, between noon and 6 p.m. The campus may experience flickering lights, but no power loss is expected.

Tree work will be in progress on the Fairfax Campus of George Mason University around Patriot Circle, Lot K, and Presidents Park on Friday, Oct. 6, and Saturday, Oct. 7. Work will occur between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Temporary sidewalk closures may be in effect during this time, and heavy equipment will be present.

The sidewalk along Fairfax Drive directly in front of the Fuse at Mason Square construction site will be closed starting this week through the rest of the fall semester. The pedestrian bridge between Washington Boulevard (near the north entrance to Vernon Smith Hall) and the FDIC plaza will have intermittent closures during September.

George Mason Facilities is excited to announce a Custodial Pilot Program launching this fall on the SciTech Campus and in Merten Hall on the Fairfax Campus.

Contractors will repair sidewalks on the northeast side of Student Union Building I (SUB I) and near door A9 of Horizon Hall on Friday, Sept. 8, and Saturday, Sept. 9, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tree work will be completed on the west end of Wilkins Plaza on Friday, Sept. 8, and Saturday, Sept. 9. Work will occur between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Sections of sidewalk on the east side of Ike's Diner will be closed from Tuesday, Sept. 5, through Thursday, Sept. 14, while repairs are performed. Accessible ramps into Ike's will remain open during this work.

As the fall 2023 semester begins, Mason students, faculty and staff are reminded that traffic on and around the Fairfax Campus greatly increases, especially during the first few weeks of the semester. This campus parking and transportation guide with information on Mason Shuttles, visitor and non-permit parking options, biking, carpooling and other transit options will help minimize potential parking and traffic delays.