Power Outage Impacting Cary Street Corridor & Surrounding Campus Facilities
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2026-08-06 15:52 EDT
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August 6, 2026 · 15:00 EDT
Please be advised that a power outage is currently impacting several key campus facilities around the Cary and Cherry Street area. Initial assessments indicate the outage was caused by a blown transformer near this intersection.
Dominion Energy has been dispatched to assess and resolve the issue. At this time, no estimated time for restoration has been provided. Campus facility technicians are on site conducting checks across all potentially affected locations.
Confirmed Affected Buildings
- Academic Learning Commons
- Cary Street Gym
- Engineering West
- Gladding Residence Center 3
- Hunton House
- Institute for Engineering and Medicine
- Outing Rental Center
- Rhodes Hall
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