As part of the Gilkey Hall Renovation project, there will be a planned power outage affecting multiple buildings on the NE side of campus on Tuesday, December 17 from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. This outage will impact all floors in each building. Please see below for a complete list of impacted buildings.

  • Community Hall
  • Dearborn Hall
  • Gilbert Hall Addition
  • Gilkey Hall
  • Gleeson Hall
  • Milne Computer Center
  • Rogers Hall

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 Tuesday, December 17. If you have an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS), also known as a battery back-up, please be sure to turn it off as well. 

Employees scheduled to work when buildings are without power should consult with their supervisors regarding work schedules. For more information regarding work scheduling, please refer to the instructions regarding Interruptions of University Operations

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Judd Mentzer at (541) 285-5717.

As part of the Withycombe Hall Renovation project, the eastbound lane on SW Campus Way will  be closed between SW 30th St. and Nash Hall on Monday, December 9, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Both the north and south sidewalks in this section of Campus Way will be closed.

Flaggers will be present to direct vehicles and pedestrians through the work zone.

Other possible impacts include noise near the work area.

December 9 2024 closure on SW Campus way for the Withycome project

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Liz Roach at (701) 371-2938.  

Important notice: Action may be needed

Multiple parking lots will be closed in phases starting on Monday, December 16 for underground utility scanning.

ALL vehicles must be removed from these lots prior to 7 a.m. each day, December 16 – December 19. Student vehicles must be removed from these lots prior to leaving campus for winter break.

Please see closure schedule and map below.

December 16, 7am-7pm
3271 Cascade Hall South Lot
3289 S 17th St and A Ave

December 17, 7am-7pm
3280 May Way Lot

December 18, 7am-7pm
3280 May Way Lot
3273 Bloss Hall West Lot

December 19, 7am-7pm
3270 Bloss Hall South Lot
3259 Lasells Stewart Center East Lot

A map showing a closure of multiple parking lots between SW 26th St. and SW 15th St.

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

This is an update to a previous notification.

Due to ongoing construction work, sections of the SW Washington Way multi-use path will continue to be closed through Friday, December 27. Please see schedule below.

SW 30th – 35th St.: multi-use path closed through 12/20

SW 26th – 30th St.: multi-use path closed through 12/27

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

Starting on Wednesday, December 4, NW Natural will be working to relocate a gas line on SW 35th St. in preparation for a water line replacement project managed by the city of Corvallis, which will begin later this winter. Traffic on SW 35th St. north of Western Blvd will be reduced to a single lane in some sections and flaggers will be present to direct vehicles through the work zones. Drivers should be prepared for delays.

This notice may be updated as the work progresses and information becomes available.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact OSU Project Manger Scott Bond at (541) 974-2520.

As part of the Withycombe Hall Renovation project, the eastbound lane on SW Campus Way will  be closed between SW 30th St. and Nash Hall on Thursday, December 5, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Both the north and south sidewalks in this section of Campus Way will be closed.

Flaggers will be present to direct vehicles and pedestrians through the work zone.

Other possible impacts include noise near the work area.

A map showing a street lane and sidewalk closure on SW Campus Way between SW 30th St. and Nash Hall.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Liz Roach at (701) 371-2938.  

This is an update to a previous notification.

A section of the southbound lane on SW 26th St. will be closed between SW Washington Way and SW Ralph Miller Lane starting Monday, December 2 through Friday, December 6.

Vehicles traveling south on 26th St. may detour west on Washington Way to 30th St. or east to 15th St and continue south.

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