Each year Facilities Services performs necessary maintenance on the university’s steam system, which requires shutting off the steam throughout campus, to complete maintenance services at the plant, throughout the steam tunnels and in each building. This process affects hot water supply, heating, and all equipment that uses steam, campus wide. The steam shutdown for 2026 will occur June 15th – June 17th, 2026.
For questions or comments on this closure contact Les Walton at 541-737-8812.
This is an update to previous notification.
The existing sidewalk and cycle track closure on the north side of Washington Way has been extended through Friday, January 23.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Eric Smith at (541) 409-5037.
This is an update for a previous notification.
This closure has been extended. Please see adjusted schedule below.
Friday, January 9: SW 35th St. will be closed from the Oak Creek Bridge to Washington Way to allow for removal of the old waterline and trench paving. Washington Way will remain closed between SW 30th – SW 35th St. Local access for UHDS and Facilities Services will be permitted as needed.
Monday, January 12 – Wednesday, January 14: SW 35th St. closed at Washington Way. SW Washington Way closed between SW 30th – SW 35th St. Local access allowed for UHDS and Facilities Services.
Please note that SW 35th St. and Washington Way will reopen at the end of each workday. The closure will resume the following day.
For questions or concerns about this closure, please contact Josh Bjornstedt.
As part of renovation work happening at Gilkey Hall, there will be intermittent traffic delays on SW Campus Way starting Wednesday, January 7 through Friday, January 9. Flaggers will be present to direct traffic. Concrete trucks will be working between SW Memorial Place and SW Waldo Place during this time frame.
Other possible impacts include construction-related noise in the area.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Judd Mentzer at (541) 285-5717.
As part of an ongoing waterline replacement project led by the city of Corvallis, SW 35th St. will be fully closed to traffic at the railroad crossing starting on Tuesday, January 6 through Friday, January 9. SW Washington Way will also be closed at SW 35th St. Emergency vehicles will be permitted through the closure areas. OSU vehicles will be allowed through the closure zone on Washington Way and across SW 35th St. to access facilities west of the fire station.
Sidewalks will remain open on SW 35th St. The multi-use path will remain open on the south side of Washington Way. Please note that the sidewalk and cycle track on the north side of Washington Way are closed due to a separate project.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Josh Bjornstedt.
Due to ongoing steam line work near Sackett Hall, the sidewalk at the intersection of SW Jefferson Way and Sackett Place will be closed (north side of Jefferson Way) starting Monday, January 5 through Monday, January 12. The south sidewalk will remain open for pedestrians.
Other possible impacts include noise, dust and mud near the work zone.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Derek Bennett at (541) 609-6111.
This is an update to a previous notification.
The sidewalk, bike lane and service parking spaces on SW Memorial Place near Kelley Engineering Center have reopened. The KEC east entrances have reopened as well.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Tarrigon Van Denburg at (714) 390-5313.
As part of the Emmerson fire lab project, the north sidewalk and cycle track on SW Washington Way will be closed between SW 30th and SW 35th St. starting Monday, December 29 through Monday, January 12. The multi-use path on the south side of Washington Way will remain open as a detour.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Eric Smith at (541) 409-5037.
Pacific Power has scheduled a power outage on December 30, 2025. Their substation operations team needs to perform routine maintenance on the transformers in the 35th Street Substation. The outage will begin Tuesday evening at 8:00 pm with an estimated completion time of 3:00 am on December 31st. Please see the list of impacted buildings below.
Affected buildings:
For questions or comments on this notice contact, Brandon Holden at 541-737-8313.
What do you need to do to prepare for this outage?
Please make sure that all computers, printers, copiers and other electronic devices are turned off prior to the end of day on December 30, 2025, if you have an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS), also known as a battery back-up, please be sure to turn it off as well. Please ensure that all fume hoods are closed before leaving the labs.
The water will be shut off in Magruder Hall December 28, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm to remove angle stops and install plugs. This will affect water building wide. Portable toilets and handwashing stations will be provided on-site.
EH&S has asked us to remind building occupants thatwater will not be available to emergency eyewash/shower units, and occupants should discontinue all hazardous substance use (chemicals, unsealed radioisotopes, and biohazardous materials) for the duration of the shutdown
For questions or comments on this notice contact, Andy Gray at 541-737-7651.