The City of Corvallis has informed OSU that the buildings listed above will be without water while they work to make emergency repairs on a water main break that occurred overnight. This shutdown will affect fire sprinklers, restrooms, labs and drinking fountains throughout these buildings. Restrooms will be available in adjacent buildings. An update will be sent out when more information becomes available.

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

All steam services will be shut down to West Greenhouse, Friday December 29th, 2023, from 5 a.m. -7:00 a.m. to replace a leaking steam trap.  The building may experience temperature fluctuations and hot water may be unavailable during this time.

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

Closures are often subject to changes and delays, so please visit the OSU Campus Closures, Shutdowns and Detours page for updates on this and other campus closures.

Please forward this notice to anyone who would benefit from this information.

As part of work for the West Greenhouse project, SW Campus Way will be one vehicle lane only with flaggers for landscaping work on 12/28/23 from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. The sidewalk on the north side of the street will be detoured to the south side of SW Campus Way.

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

As part of the West Greenhouse Improvement project, a section of the north sidewalk on SW Campus Way will be closed on Monday, December 4 from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M. to allow for construction activities. The closure will be located between the West Greenhouses and the Seed Laboratory.

Pedestrians may detour around the area by using the south sidewalk and the crosswalks located at the Seed Laboratory and SW 30th St.

The map shows a sidewalk closure on the north side of SW Campus Way between the West Greenhouses and the Seed Laboratory. A pedestrian detour is marked. From SW 30th St., the detour is marked along the south sidewalk with a cross walk marked at the Seed Laboratory. From SW 35th St., the detour is marked along the north sidewalk, to the crosswalk at the Seed Laboratory and then proceeding east along the south sidewalk.

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

New Date(s): Thursday, October 19 – Friday, October 20

This is an update to a previous notification.


The schedule for this project has changed. As part of the West Greenhouse Improvement project, sections of the north sidewalk along SW Campus Way will be closed on Thursday, October 19 and Friday, October 20.

Phase 1 will impact the area between the Seed Laboratory and the West Greenhouses. Phase 2 will impact the area just west of the Seed Laboratory.

Pedestrians approaching the area from the east or west may use the crosswalk located at the Seed Laboratory and the south sidewalk to detour around the work area.

The Phase 1 map shows a pedestrian detour starting at SW 30th Street, running along the south sidewalk on Campus Way, crossing at the Seed Laboratory and proceeding west to SW 35th Street. The Phase 2 map shows a pedestrian detour starting at SW 35th St., running along the south sidewalk on Campus Way, crossing at the Seed Laboratory and then proceeding east to SW 30th St.

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

As part of the West Greenhouse Improvement Project, a section of the north sidewalk located just west of the Seed Laboratory will be closed for repair on Friday, September 8 from 6:30 A.M. to 4 P.M.

Pedestrians approaching from the east may take the north sidewalk to the crosswalk on the east side of the Seed Laboratory and then proceed down the south sidewalk to 35th St.

Pedestrians approaching from the west may take the south sidewalk to the crosswalk on the east side of the Seed Laboratory and then proceed down the north sidewalk to 30th St.

The map shows a pedestrian detour route on SW Campus Way between SW 30th St. and SW 35th St. A sidewalk closure is marked on the north side of Campus Way, just west of the Seed Laboratory. From 30th St., the detour runs along the sidewalk on the north side of Campus Way, across the crosswalk at the east side of the Seed Laboratory, and then along the south side of Campus Way to 35th St.

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

The steam will be shut down in Cordley Hall East, Ag. Life Sciences Building, Linus Pauling, Nash Hall, West Greenhouse & Crop Sciences August 24, 2023 12:01 am – 8:00 am to repair distribution isolation valve gasket on the steam line along Campus Way (200 ft east of the north bound lane of SW 30th st.) This process affects hot water supply, heating, and all equipment that uses steam, building wide. 

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

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.

As part of the West Greenhouse Improvement Project, a section of the westbound lane and the north sidewalk on SW Campus Way will be closed between the greenhouses and the Seed Laboratory on Thursday, June 22 from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. The impacted section is located in front of the West Greenhouse Complex parking lot entrance. Drivers should expect to see flaggers in the area. Pedestrians may detour around the closure using the crosswalks located at SW 30th Street. and the Seed Laboratory.

The map shows SW Campus Way between SW 30th and SW 35th Streets with a section of the westbound lane marked as closed in front of the West Greenhouse Complex parking lot entrance. A section of the north sidewalk in the same location is also marked as closed. A pedestrian detour is marked with crosswalks shown at SW 30th St. and the Seed Laboratory. The eastbound lane is marked as a detour for vehicles.

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

As part of the West Greenhouse Improvement Project, a section of the eastbound lane on SW Campus Way will be closed along with a section of the south sidewalk on Friday, May 5 from 7 AM to 4PM. The impacted section is located between SW 30th and SW 35th Streets in front of the Motor Pool West and National Forage Seed Center East parking lots. The parking lots will remain open. However, the east entrance to the NFSC East parking lot will be closed and multiple parking spaces will be unavailable.

Drivers should expect to see flaggers directing traffic around the closure. A pedestrian detour will be available along the north sidewalk.

There are two maps pictured. One map shows a pedestrian detour along the north sidewalk on SW Campus Way.  The second map shows a sidewalk and lane closure on the south side of SW Campus Way.

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