3:20 pm Update: Power has been restored

Contact Facilities Services at 541-737-2969 if you notice other areas without power or if there are issues with equipment not resetting.

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Portions of OSU’s Corvallis Campus may have recently experienced a power bump. Currently, Johnson Hall,  Hovland Hall, and Gilmore Annex are experiencing power outages.  Pacific Power is still investigating the cause of the outage and OSU Facilities Services is working to identify if there are any additional buildings affected. Pacific Power estimates the power to be restored by 4:30 pm. Contact Facilities Services at 541-737-2969 if you notice other areas without power or if there are issues with equipment not resetting.

If you need emergency assistance, contact the Department of Public Safety at 541-737-7000. 

All steam services for Graf Hall will be shut down Wednesday, May 12^th, from 5:30 am to 12:00 pm, to repair a radiator valve. This will affect hot water and heating throughout the building. 

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

To excavate and repair a leaking water line, the east sidewalk on SW. 26^th St. between Campus Way and Johnson Hall will be closed on Tuesday, May 11^th, 2021. An additional notice will be sent out when repairs are complete and the sidewalk is reopened.  

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Bill Coslow at 541-737-3488.

The Corvallis Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) will be placing bike counters at locations across Corvallis. Counter equipment will be placed on a utility pole on the north side of SW Campus Way on Oregon State University’s Corvallis campus. The counter equipment will be in place starting on Wednesday, Feb. 24 through mid-March 2021. Tubes associated with the counting equipment can be driven over.

For questions or comments on this closure, please email OSU Senior Planner Rebecca Houghtaling.

Steam has been restored.

All steam services will be shutdown to Graff, Rogers and Dearborn Halls to repair a leaking steam line. A second notice will be sent out when repairs are completed.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact  Richard Olsen  at 541-737-2969

Effective Date(s): October 13^th 2020 7:00 am -12:00 pm   

In order to perform emergency steam line repairs, steam will be turned off to the South wing of Magruder Hall tomorrow, 10/13 from 7am to 12pm.  This will affect domestic hot water and heating water for this portion of the building.  Water temperature and some air temperature may be lower than normal. 

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

For work related to the ILLC masonry repairs, the sidewalk on the south side of the ILLC will be closed. The closure is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Patrick Robinson with University Housing and Dining Services at 541-737-2428.

A planned power service interruption will occur on Thursday, July 16, beginning at 5 a.m. and last through Saturday, July 18, at 12 p.m. The work to be performed by Pacific Power includes replacing switches and cables that feed certain buildings along Southwest Jefferson Way and Southwest Campus Way. See below for a list of affected buildings.

For staff using remote desktop, IT is working to ensure limited interruptions to work.

Impacted Buildings: SW Jefferson Way

The following buildings will be without power for the duration of the outage (Thursday, July 16, beginning at 5 a.m. and last through Saturday, July 18, at 7 a.m.):

• Fairbanks Hall
• Moreland Hall
• Joyce Collin Furman Hall
• Hattie Redmond Women and Gender Center
• Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center

The following building will be without power during the outage, and critical systems will be running on backup power:

• Pharmacy Building

The following buildings will experience limited electrical service interruptions and will be without power for approximately two hours at the start of the project (Thursday, July 16 from 5 to 7 a.m.) and two hours at the end of the project (Saturday, July 18 from 5 to 7 a.m.):

• Buxton Hall 
• Callahan Hall
• Cauthorn Hall
• Hawley Hall
• Heckart Lodge
• Kerr Administration Building
• Langton Hall
• McAlexander Fieldhouse
• McNary Dining Hall
• McNary Hall
• Poling Hall
• Reed Lodge
• Snell Hall
• Waldo Hall
• Weatherford Hall
• West Dining Hall
• Wilson Hall

Impacted Buildings – SW Campus Way

In addition, there will be a planned power outage on Saturday, July 18, starting at 5 a.m. and lasting for approximately eight hours. Pacific Power will be replacing bolted connections in a niche that supplies many buildings along SW Campus Way. 

The following buildings will be without power during the outage:

• Merryfield Hall
• Graf Hall
• Batcheller Hall
• Covell Hall 
• Kidder Hall 
• Bexell Hall 
• Milne Computer Center
• Community Hall

The following buildings will experience limited electrical service interruptions and will be without power for approximately two hours at the start of the project (Saturday, July 18 from 5 to 7 a.m.) and two hours at the end of the project (Saturday, July 18 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.):

• Rogers Hall
• Dearborn Hall
• Milam Hall
• Gilbert Hall Addition
• Gleeson Hall
• Gilkey Hall 

We apologize for any inconvenience that may occur temporarily during these important power grid improvements. The university’s Power Grid Updates website has the latest updates, Pacific Power’s COVID-19 safety measures and frequently asked questions about planned updates and service interruptions.