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.

As part of the Kelley District Utility Plant project, the Kelley Engineering Center east entrance will be intermittently closed due to crane activity occurring on SW Memorial Place. This closure will take place on Thursday, February 20. The bike room door on the east side of KEC will also be closed. The crane will be working within the current fenced construction area on Memorial Place.

Flaggers will be present to redirect pedestrians traveling on the Memorial Place west sidewalk during the crane activity. The east sidewalk will remain open.

A map showing SW Memorial Place and Kelley Engineering Center. The east entrance to Kelley Engineering Center and the bike room door are marked as closed.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Tarrigon Van Denburg at (714) 390-5313.  

Due to tree work in front of OSU Property Services the west sidewalk marked in red on SW 13th  Ave. between SW A Ave. and d the RR tracks for access along with two street parking spots (see map) beginning Wednesday, February 26th   thru Thursday February 27th , 2025 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Chris Trine  at 541-737-3488.

This is an update to previous notification.

The Washington Way multi-use path will be closed between SW 30th and SW 35th St. starting Wednesday, February 12 through Friday, February 28. The north sidewalk and cycle track will remain open

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Derek Bennett at (541) 609-6111.

As part of the Washington Way Improvement project, there will be intermittent, short-term delays on SW Washington Way between SW 30th – SW 35th St. starting on Wednesday, February 12 through Friday, February 28.

Flaggers will be present to direct traffic as needed. Any traffic delays should be of short duration.

A map showing Washington Way between SW 30th and SW 35th St.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Derek Bennett at (541) 609-6111.

As part of the Jen-Hsun Huang and Lori Mills Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex project, SW 26th St. will be closed between NW Orchard Ave. and NW Monroe Ave. on Saturday, February 15 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The closure is necessary to allow for crane activity in the area.

The east sidewalk will be closed in this section. The west sidewalk and bike lane will be open, except during truck unloading.

A map showing a road closure on SW 26th St. between NW Orchard Ave. and NW Monroe Ave.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Jason Lundy at (541) 270-0193.

As part of the Washington Way Improvement project, there will be short delays for vehicles followed by a short-term road closure on SW Washington Way between SW 30th and SW 35th St. This activity will take place on Wednesday, February 5 and Thursday, February 6.

  • Wednesday, 2/5 – Intermittent, short-term delays for vehicles to allow for unloading of materials and equipment.
  • Thursday, 2/6 – full road closure between SW 30th and SW 35th St. from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.. followed by intermittent, short-term delays for vehicles.

Flaggers will be present in the area to direct traffic. Other possible impacts include noise, dust and mud near the work site.

A map showing SW Washington Way from SW 30th to SW 35th St.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Derek Bennett at (541) 609-6111.  

As part of the Kelley District Utility Plant project, there will be a simulated power outage exercise taking place at Kelley Engineering Center on Thursday, February 6 from 5 – 7 a.m. The elevator in Kelley Engineering Center will be out of service for approximately 30 minutes during the outage exercise.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Tarrigon Van Denburg at (714) 390 – 5313.

As part of the UHDS Vision Phase 1 project, several parking lots along SW Stadium Ave. will be impacted by intermittent parking space and drive lane closures starting Friday, Jan. 31 through Wednesday, Feb. 12.

The impacted lots will remain open, but various parking spaces and drive lanes may be temporarily closed during this time frame.

Impacted parking lots

  • 3259 – LaSells Stewart Center East Lot (B2)
  • 3270 – Bloss Hall South Lot (B2)
  • 3273 – Bloss Hall West Lot (B2)
  • 3280 – May Way Lot (R)
A map showing closures in several parking lots along SW Stadium Ave.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Tarrigon Van Denburg at (714) 390-5313.

As part of the Bloss Hall Renovation project, a crane will be working within a fenced construction area on SW Stadium Ave. on Wednesday, January 29. The work zone and road closure will be located on the west side of Bloss Hall. A section of parking spaces between Bloss Hall and CH2M Hill Alumni Center (Bloss Hall West Lot) will be closed.

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

The sidewalk between Bloss Hall and Arnold Dining Center will be closed.

Other possible impacts include noise near the work area.

A map showing a fenced construction area and crane location on SW Stadium Ave., west of Bloss Hall.

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