Monthly Archives: August 2023

8/28/23-9/1/23: Scheduled: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing

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Convergint will be conducting annual fire alarm & sprinkler testing.  Testing will take place in the buildings listed below.  The testing will be brief and include both sounding of alarms and strobes. As part of the testing building occupants may notice occasional beeping coming from the fire panel and horns and strobe lights activating throughout the building.  Signage will be posted on exterior doors while testing is being conducted.

August 28th 

  • Gymnastic Practice Facility
  • Coast Range Building
  • Research Way Building

August 29th

  • Crew Facility
  • JL Fryer Aquatic Animal Health Lab
  • Ocean Observing Center

August 30th

  • Magruder Hall
  • Kelley Engineering Center 

August 31st

  • Kelley Engineering Center   

September 1st

  • Kelley Engineering Center 

For questions or comments on this notice contact, Facilities Services at 541-737-2969.

8/21-8/22/23: Chilled Shutdown Richardson Hall

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The Richardson Hall chiller and chilled water system will be shut down Monday August 21, 5:00 am – Tuesday August 22, 2023 9:00 am for time sensitive repairs to keep the system operational for the duration of the cooling season. Building occupants will notice warmer than normal air temperatures during this time. This will not affect temperatures in the server rooms.

For questions or comments on this closure contact Sean Olsen at 541-737-2969.

8/29/23: Scheduled Power Outage 3:00 am – 7:00 am

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Pacific Power is scheduling a power outage on August 29th, 2023. Their substation operations team needs to perform routine maintenance on the transformers in the 35th Street Substation. The outage will begin Tuesday morning at 3:00 am with an estimated completion time of 7:00 am.  Please see the list of impacted buildings below.

 Affected buildings:

  • RAIL Complex and Lagoon Pump
  • Swine Barn/Center
  • Irrigation Pump
  • Dairy Parlor
  • Dairy Barn
  • Turkey Office
  • Turkey Barn
  • Turkey House
  • West Irrigation Pumps
  • Dairy House
  • Rabbit Research Labs I &II
  • Farm Service and Storage
  • Animal Physiology
  • Beef Barn/Sheep Barn
  • Small Animal Lab
  • Hogg Animal Metabolism Laboratory
  • James E. Oldfield Animal Teaching Facility
  • Seed Lab
  • Motor Pool
  • Clark Laboratory
  • Sackett Hall
  • West Greenhouse
  • Wiegand Hall
  • East Greenhouse
  • Radiation Center (Reactor Room C136)
  • Cordley East Temporary Power
  • Withycombe Temporary Power

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 August 29th , 2023. If you have an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS), also known as a battery back-up, please be sure to turn it off as well.

8/22 – 9/5: Extended Closure On 15th St. Between Washington Ave. & Jefferson Way

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As part of the Kerr South Parking Lot project, SW 15th St. will be closed in both directions between SW Washington Ave. and SW Jefferson Way. This closure will be in effect from Tuesday, August 22 until Tuesday, September 5.

The crosswalk at 15th St. and Washington Ave. will also be closed along with the east sidewalk between Washington Ave. and SW Adams Ave. Please refer to the pedestrian detour information below.

Please note: SW Washington Way is currently closed between SW 15th St. and SW 26th St., which means that SW Benton Place will not be accessible as a north-south detour option.

Vehicle detour: SW Washington Ave., to SW 11th St. to SW Jefferson Way.

The map shows a closure on SW 15th St. between SW Washington Ave. and SW Jefferson Way. It shows a vehicle detour along Washington Ave. to SW 11th St. to Jefferson Way.

Pedestrian detour: take the north sidewalk on Washington Ave. to the walkway along SW 14th St. Proceed across Adams Ave. to the north sidewalk and continue along the east sidewalk on SW 15th St.

The map shows road closure on SW 15th St. between SW Washington Ave. and SW Jefferson Way. A pedestrian detour route is marked along the north side of Washington Ave. to the walkway on SW 14th St. to the north sidewalk on SW Adams Ave. to the east sidewalk along 15th St.

Please note: the west sidewalk along SW 15th St. is currently unavailable due to a separate closure related to this project.

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

8/15: Sidewalk/Parking Closure on Jefferson Way Near Memorial Union

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As part of the Memorial Union Roof & Gutter project, the sidewalk on the north side of SW Jefferson Way, directly in front of Memorial Union, will be intermittently closed on Tuesday, August 15 from 6 A.M. to 1 P.M. to allow for crane activity.The south sidewalk will remain open for pedestrians.

Additionally, the loading zone and 30-minute parking spaces on Jefferson Way, in front of Memorial Union, will also be closed.  The street will remain open for vehicle traffic.

The map shows a sidewalk closure in front of Memorial Union, on the north side of SW Jefferson Way. The area is marked as intermittently closed.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Trevor Ritchie at (503) 730-0771.

8/21/23-8/25/23: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing

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Convergint will be conducting annual fire alarm & sprinkler testing.  Testing will take place in the buildings listed below.  The testing will be brief and include both sounding of alarms and strobes. As part of the testing, building occupants may notice occasional beeping coming from the fire panel and horns and strobe lights activating throughout the building.  Signage will be posted on exterior doors while testing is being conducted.

August 21st

  • Community Hall
  • Cordley Hall
  • Learning Innovation Center
  • Shepard Hall

August 22nd

  • CH2M Hill Alumni Center
  • LaSells Stewart Center
  • University Plaza

August 23rd

  • Crop Science Bldg.
  • Oak Creek Bldg.
  • Western Bldg.

August 24th

  • A.A Red Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory
  • Hinsdale Wave Research Lab
  • Radiation Center
  • Vet Research Lab

August 25th

  • James E Oldfield Animal Teaching Facility
  • Jefferson Street Building
  • Agricultural & Life Sciences Bldg.

For questions or comments on this notice contact, Facilities Services at 541-737-2969.

8/11-8/30: Air Conditioning Shutdown Kelley Engineering & Johnson Hall

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As part of the Kelley Engineering District Utility Plant project, the air conditioning system will be shut down in Kelley Engineering Center and Johnson Hall from Friday, August 11 through Wednesday, August 30.

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

EXTENDED 8/10-8/25: North sidewalk closure, one lane road closure Friday only on SW Campus Way

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Note: This is an extension of the sidewalk closure on the north side of SW Campus Way. The sidewalk will be closed until Friday, August 25. There will be a one lane closure of SW Campus Way on Friday, August 25 with flagging operations.

As part of the West Greenhouse Complex project, the sidewalk on SW Campus Way will be closed to pedestrian traffic between the Seed Lab and the west side of the West Greenhouses until Friday, August 25 to build a new access driveway for the West Greenhouses. In addition, SW Campus Way will be one lane only between the Seed Lab and the west side of the West Greenhouses  on Friday, August 25 with flagging operations.

Pedestrian and lane detours on SW Campus Way

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Scylise Little .