Mason’s Mortarboard

There was a time when it seemed every road on campus was being worked on. But as a new school year approaches (I know it’s only June, but still), much of the road work is finishing up.

The major road that will open up at the end of this week will be the new George Mason Boulevard that runs between campus and downtown Fairfax. For about the last 15 years, the City of Fairfax had been planning to permanently close a portion of University Drive adaject to the new road. Friday, June 19 will be the day they open’er up.

Another notable road that will soon open (date TBD) will be the old portion of Patriot Circle between the new Rappahannock River Parking Deck and the new student housing. The road was closed off during the construction of the two structures, but will soon reopen, essentially reconnecting Patriot CIRCLE. However, I’m told that given the amount of speed humps, stop signs and pedestirans, drivers will be more inclined to continue driving around the north side of the parking deck (the old Spur Road now named University Drive).

And this just in – the “connector road” between Rte 123 and the Patriot Circle roundabout (built in conjunction with the Mason Inn) will be open to ALL traffic come this fall; not just construction vehicles, as was previously discussed.

All of these roads will surely come in handy when 20,000 students once again decend onto campus.

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