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 2025 will occur June 16th – June 27th, 2025.

For questions or comments on this closure contact Les Walton at 541-737-8812.

Multiple parking lots and the parking garage will be closed for sweeping and leaf pick-up starting at 10:00 am on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

Please remove vehicles from these lots by 10:00 a.m. on January 1 and January 2. Transportation Services will not be towing vehicles from these parking lots. Any remaining vehicles may get dirty.

OSU is not responsible for damage to personally owned vehicles. A vehicle with any valid permit may use any open B or C zone commuter lots for the whole days of these closures. 

Please see below for dates and locations:

Wednesday, 1/1/25 
0205 Parking Garage 

Thursday, 1/2/25  
3280 May Way Lot R Zone 
3333 National Forage Seed Center East Lot R Zone and B3 Zone 
3213 Madison Ave Co-Op-Lot B1 Zone 
3205 Adams Ave NE Lot R Zone 
3223 N 16th Street West Lot Gem RA Zone 
3227 Washington Ave & 11th Street SE Lot R Zone 
3209 Washington Ave SE Lot R Zone 
3270 Bloss Hall South Lot B2 Zone 
3303 Sacket Hall North Lot A1 Zone 
3302 SW Jefferson Way Hourly Parking 
3295 S 30th St ADA and Loading 

Other possible impacts include noise, dust and mud in the impacted areas.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Kristie Liddle at (541) 737-9618

As part of the Forestry Solar Project, Richardson Hall will be closed for a planned power outage on Tuesday, December 31 from 5:00 – 7:00 a.m. This outage will impact all floors of the building.

All equipment on emergency power will be energized throughout the shutdown and lab spaces will maintain minimal ventilation.

All access points to Richardson Hall via exterior doors and Peavy Hall will be secured during this outage.

What do you need to do to prepare for this outage? 
Please ensure that all electronic devices not connected to emergency power are powered down and that all computers, printers, copiers and other electronic devices are turned off prior to Tuesday, December 31. 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.

Employees scheduled to work when buildings are without power should consult with their supervisors regarding work schedules. For more information regarding work scheduling, please refer to the instructions regarding Interruptions of University Operations

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Liz Roach at (701) 371-2938.  

As part of the Kelley District Utility Plant project, SW Memorial Place between SW Campus Way and NW Monroe Ave. will be closed through March 1, 2025. A section of the west sidewalk on Memorial Place will be closed. The east sidewalk will remain open.

The east entrances to Kelley Engineering Center will remain open. A pedestrian pathway through the fenced construction area will be provided.

The bike lane on the east side of Memorial Place will remain open.  

Other possible impacts include noise, dust and mud near the work area.

A map showing a street and sidewalk closure on SW Memorial Place between SW Campus Way and NW Monroe Ave.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Ryan Wilson at (503) 779-3488.

As part of the Hinsdale Lab Addition project, the parking lot on the east side of the Hinsdale Wave Research Lab will be closed along with the westbound lane on SW Jefferson Way. This closure will be in effect starting on Wednesday, December 18 through Friday, December 20. The south sidewalk on Jefferson Way will also be closed in this area. Pedestrians may use the north sidewalk as a detour. Flaggers will be present to direct traffic and assist pedestrians.

The east entrance of Hinsdale Wave Research Lab will be closed. The north entrance will remain open.

Other possible impacts include noise near the work area.

A map showing a street lane, parking lot and sidewalk closure on SW Jefferson Way, near Hinsdale Wave Research Lab.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Liz Roach at (701) 371-2938.

As part of the Gilkey Hall Renovation project, the sidewalks on the south and west sides of Gilkey Hall will be closed starting on Tuesday, December 17.

The south sidewalk will be closed on December 17 & 18.

The west sidewalk (bordering SW Memorial Place) will close on December 17 and remain closed for the duration of the project.

Other possible impacts include noise near the work area.

A map showing sidewalk closures on the south and west sides of Gilkey Hall.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Judd Mentzer.  

As part of the Washington Way Improvement project, the north sidewalk and cycle track on Washington Way between SW 30th and SW 35th St. will be closed for concrete repairs starting Monday, December 16 through Tuesday, January 7.

Pedestrians may use the multi-use path on the south side of Washington Way as a detour.

This section of Washington Way remains closed to all vehicle traffic.

Other possible impacts include noise, dust and mud near the work area.

A map showing a sidewalk and cycle track closure on the north side of Washington Way, between SW 30th and SW 35th St.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Aaron Amoth at (541) 207-5084.  

A crane will be working in the walkway area between the Agricultural and Life Sciences Building and Nash Hall starting Tuesday, December 17 – Thursday, December 19. The crane will be lifting equipment onto the roof of the ALS Building. A section of SW Campus Way between Nash Hall and the ALS Building will be closed. The walkway area between the two buildings will be closed.

The south sidewalk in this section of Campus Way will be closed. The north sidewalk will remain open. The loading zone parking spaces outside of Nash Hall will be closed.

Both buildings will remain open during the crane activity. The west and south entrances to Nash Hall will be open. Signage on the east side of the ALS building will direct pedestrians through ALS to the east side entrance of Nash Hall.

Other possible impacts include noise near the work site.

A map showing a crane placement and road closure on SW Campus Way between the Agricultural and Life Sciences Building and Nash Hall.


For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Ryan Wilson at (503) 779-3488.

As part of the Bloss Hall Renovation project, a fenced work zone will close SW Stadium Ave. just west of Bloss Hall and close a section of parking spaces between Bloss Hall and CH2M HILL Alumni Center (Bloss Hall West Lot). The closure will be in effect starting Monday, December 16 through Monday, January 20.

Vehicles may detour through the Bloss Hall West parking lot or access SW Stadium Ave. from SW 26th St.

A map showing a street and parking space closure on SW Stadium Ave.,  west of Bloss Hall.

Other potential impacts include noise near the work zone.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Josh Walsh at (541) 737-0927.