UPDATE: Washington Way Street & Sidewalk Closed, Benton Pl. to 17th St. through 8/9

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This is an update to a previous notification.

SW Washington Way will remain closed between SW Benton Place and SW 17th St. through Friday, August 9. The sidewalk on the north side of Washington Way will also be closed in this area.  

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Darci Mitchell at (541) 953-5830.

8/5/24: Urgent Campus Wide Steam Shutdown 5:00 am –11:00 am

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The Energy Center will be shutting down the Corvallis campus steam distribution operations August 5, 2024 5:00 am – 11:00 am to correct primary distribution steam leaks and controls related repairs. This process affects hot water supply, heating, and all equipment that uses steam, campus wide. 

For questions or comments on this closure contact Les Walton at 541-737-4395.

7/29 – 8/9: Full Closure of Intersection at 35th St. & Campus Way

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The City of Corvallis and OSU are collaborating on a project to improve the pedestrian crossing at SW 35th St. and SW Campus Way. A pedestrian detour and preliminary work have already been established in this area. A full closure of the intersection is currently scheduled to start on Monday, July 29 through Friday, August 9.

The intersection at SW 35th St. and SW Campus Way will be fully closed in all directions during this time frame.  
Vehicles will be directed to use SW 30th St. as a detour around the closure. Please note: the Benton County Fair will be held July 31 – August 3, which is likely to increase traffic on SW 53rd St. Please follow the detour signs and use SW 30th St. as a detour to avoid delays on SW 53rd St. See map below.

A map showing a closure at the intersection of SW 35th St. and SW Campus Way. A detour route is marked on NW Harrison Ave., SW 30th St. and SW Western Blvd.

A pedestrian detour has already been established in the area and will remain in place for the duration of the closure. Bicyclists may use the pedestrian detour route as well.

  • Pedestrians traveling on the east sidewalk on 35th St. (approaching from the south side) will be detoured onto a temporary pathway and directed to the south sidewalk on Campus Way and may proceed east.
  • Pedestrians traveling on the west sidewalk on 35th St. (approaching from the north side) will be detoured onto a temporary pathway and directed to north sidewalk on Campus Way and may proceed west.
  • Pedestrians traveling on the east sidewalk on 35th St. (approaching from the north side) will be detoured across the Campus Way & 35th St. parking lot (B3), to the sidewalk on the east side of the parking lot and onto the north sidewalk on Campus Way and may proceed east.

See map below.

An aerial view of the intersection at SW 35th St. and SW Campus Way with a work zone marked at the intersection.

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

SW 26th St. Closed Between Orchard Ave. & Monroe Ave. Starting 7/22

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SW 26th St. will be closed to vehicle traffic between NW Orchard Ave. and NW Monroe Ave. starting Monday, July 22 through Friday, August 9. Please see original notification for further details.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Jason Lundy at (541) 270-0193.  

7/21 – 7/26: ALS Building Steam Shutdown

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As part of the ALS Controls Replacement project, the steam system will be shut down at the Agricultural and Life Sciences Building starting Sunday, July 21 at 5 P.M. and ending Friday, July 26 at 5 P.M. The shutdown will be building-wide and impact all floors of the ALS Building. The shutdown will impact steam-utilized devices such as autoclaves and laboratory hot water.

Domestic water (bathrooms, breakrooms and kitchens) will not be impacted. Temperatures in the building may be slightly cooler in the mornings.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Justin Fuszek at (541) 740-5260.

7/17 – Flagging Operations Northbound Lane of SW 30th St.

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This is an update to a previous notification.

As part of the Washington Way Improvement project, flaggers will be directing traffic northbound on SW 30th St. between SW Washington Way and SW Jefferson Way on Wednesday, July 17. The southbound lane will be open for vehicles.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Aaron Amoth at (541) 207-5084.