Parking and Transportation

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. 

Contractors will be on the SciTech Campus to complete road work on the following dates: Friday, May 26; Tuesday, May 30; and Wednesday, May 31.

George Mason University Commencement and Degree Celebrations will be hosted on the Fairfax Campus from Thursday, May 18, through Saturday, May 20. Heavy traffic is expected on campus between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. each day. 

Campus Drive and Rapidan River Road will be milled and repaved from March 20–24. Work will occur between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., weather permitting. Traffic changes will be in effect.

This week, a major weeknight concert at EagleBank Arena will have significant impacts on parking and traffic on and around the Fairfax Campus. 

This week, two major weeknight events at EagleBank Arena will have significant impacts on parking and traffic on and around the Fairfax Campus. Read more regarding events on Nov. 8 and Nov. 11.

Parking and Traffic Alert for Fairfax Campus: Oct. 13–15

Several parking and traffic closures will occur on the Fairfax Campus from Aug. 17–21 to accommodate the move-in of nearly 6,000 residential students.

The Hylton Parking Lot at George Mason University's SciTech Campus will be closed during construction for the Life Sciences Engineering Building.

Parking lots around the Fairfax Campus will undergo paving and repairs from July 11–30, weather permitting.