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Scheduled: Street Closure- 26th Street between SW Stadium Ave. & SW Western Blvd. 7:00 am – 4:00 pm

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Due to required street tree pruning to provide necessary clearance for the new taller city busses, 26th street between SW Stadium Ave. and SW Western Blvd. (see map) will be closed January 20, 2026 from 7:00 am – 4:00 pm.  Pedestrian traffic and ADA path of travel will not be impacted, northbound and southbound sidewalks will remain open. Road may open early once work is completed. Detour will be 30th  Street to Washington Way and back to 26th Street.

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

6/15-6/17/26: Annual Campus Wide Steam Shutdown

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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.

12/30/25: Pacific Power Planned Outage at the 35th Street Substation

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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:

  • Dairy Barn Milking Parlor
  • Dairy Barn
  • DC (Dairy Center) Farmhouse
  • Poultry Research Facility
  • Turkey Farm Incubation
  • Turkey Farm Brooder
  • Turkey Farm Residence
  • Turkey Farm Cage Layer House
  • Farm Service and Storage
  • Animal Physiology Lab
  • Beef Barn/Sheep Barn
  • Hogg Animal Metabolism Laboratory
  • James E. Oldfield Animal Teaching Facility
  • Seed Lab
  • Motor Pool & Motor Pool Annex
  • Clark Laboratory
  • Sackett Hall
  • West Greenhouse
  • Wiegand Hall
  • East Greenhouse
  • Radiation Center

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.

Scheduled: Water Shutdown in Magruder Hall 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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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.

12/20/25:  Domestic Water Shutdown in Kelley Engineering Center 6:00 am – 4:00 pm

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The domestic water will be shut down in Kelley Engineering Center December 20, 2025 from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm to repair leaks in women’s restroom and install isolation valves in basement. This will affect the domestic water in restrooms, café, drinking fountains and custodial closets building wide.

For questions or comments on this notice contact, Andy Gray  at 541-737-7651.

12/15-12/16/25: Sidewalk and Intermittent Street Closure – Campus Way and Pioneer Place 7:00 am – 5:00 pm

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Due to contractor work being performed on the Elms on the area of Campus Way and Pioneer Place the sidewalk areas marked in red (see map) will be closed for access and the street will be intermittently closed to be able to drop limbs beginning Monday, December 14 thru Tuesday December 16, 2025 from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. This does not affect the ADA path of travel.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Todd Cross  at 541-737-6741.

12/15-12/16/25: Sidewalk and Intermittent Street Closure on Campus Way at SW Memorial Place 7:00 am – 5:00 pm

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Due to contractor work being performed on the Elms on the corner of Campus Way and SW Memorial Place the sidewalk areas marked in red (see map) will be closed for access and the street will be intermittently closed to be able to drop limbs beginning Monday, December 14 thru Tuesday December 16, 2025 from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.   

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Todd Cross  at 541-737-6741.

12/4/25: Sidewalk Closure West Side of Strand Agriculture Building 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

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Due to contractor work being performed in the area outside Strand Agriculture Building the area in the yellow dotted line area will be impacted by construction work and the sidewalks will be partially closed for access (see map) Thursday, December 4, 2025 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

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