8/9-8/12/2021: Southwest elevator shutdown scheduled at Nash Hall

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As part of the Nash Hall Elevator project, the southwest elevator in Nash Hall will be out of service starting on Monday, Aug. 9 through Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. The northeast elevator in Nash Hall will remain in service during this work. Work includes code-required modifications to fire sprinkler heads and associated electrical systems, which necessitates the temporary shutdown of the water to the fire suppression system and temporary disabling of associated alarms. A final elevator inspection is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. 

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Infrastructure Project Manager Aaron Collett at 541-207-2780 or contractor Jonathan Fisher, with Ausland Group, at 541-450-2774.

Nash Hall area map

7/12-7/23/2021: 15th & Washington Way sidewalk closures

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For work related to the Arts & Education Complex project, sections of the sidewalks along 15th Street and Washington Way will be closed off for several weeks. Pedestrian detours will be in place. Work is scheduled to start on Monday, July 12, 2021 through Friday, July 23, 2021.

For questions or comments on this work, contact Construction Manager Rick Freeman at 541-231-5368.

15th & Washington Way sidewalk closure area map

7/6-8/31/2021: Ongoing electrical work along SW Washington Way

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For work related to Pacific Power system upgrades, Pacific Power will continue to perform electrical trenching and drilling work through the end of August 2021. Electrical trenching and drilling work started at the intersection of 35th Street and SW Washington Way in mid-April 2021. Ongoing work will occur on both sides of SW Washington Way between 35th Street and 30th Street. This work supports Pacific Power’s power infrastructure and prepares for future upgrades to SW Washington Way.

The schedule of work along SW Washington Way includes:

  • Multi-Use Path trenching – July 6-7
  • Boring (north of SW Washington Way) – July 15-16
  • Finish work (north of SW Washington Way) July 26-Aug. 12
  • Temporary fencing by Magruder Hall – Aug. 2
  • Vault set – Aug. 6

For questions or comments on this work, contact Torre Oberg, the project manager with Magnum Power, at 360-703-7432, or OSU Infrastructure Project Manager Aaron Collett at 541-207-2780. Magnum Power is the contractor working with Pacific Power.

SW Washington Way area map

7/6-8/9/2021: Sidewalk closure on south side of Callahan Hall

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The sidewalk located on the south side of Callahan Hall was temporarily closed for window repair work being done at Callahan Hall. Work started on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Work finished and the sidewalk was re-opened on Monday, August 9, 2021.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Lizzet Stone, the UHDS operations manager for building finishes, at 541-737-8085.

Callahan Hall area map

7/2021: Campus Wide Generator Testing

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Facilities Services will be performing annual load bank testing for the below listed building emergency/ stand-by generators.  Each test will take approximately 3 hours. There may be excessive noise and possible exhaust fume odors associated with testing.  Each generator will be refueled after testing.

Week of July 5th

  • Reser Stadium
  • Merritt Truax Indoor Center
  • Magruder Hall Onan
  • Magruder Hall Generac
  • Dryden Hall

Week of July 12th

  • Cascade Hall
  • Lab Animal Resources Center
  • George W. Peavy Forest Science Center
  • Richardson Hall

Week of July 19th

  • Energy Center
  • Precision Agricultural Systems Center
  • RAIL
  • Austin Hall
  • Learning Innovation Center

Saturday July 24th

  • Nash Hall & Linus Pauling Science Center
  • Agricultural & Life Sciences Building

Week of July 26th

  • Hallie E. Ford Center
  • Kelly Engineering Center
  • Johnson Hall
  • Plageman Student Health Center

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

6/21/2021: Pacific Power electrical work on SW Campus Way and SW 30th St, NO OUTAGE

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Pacific Power crews will be on campus Monday, June 21, 2021, to perform maintenance work in a vault and on a transformer. Line trucks will be blocking a roadway lane at the southwest corner of SW Campus Way and SW 30th Street. Pacific Power will have flaggers to control traffic. Work will occur from approximately 9:30am-3:30pm.

This work will not require an electrical outage.

For questions or comments on this work, contact Erin Martin.

2021 Summer Construction Updates

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This summer construction impacts map is for illustrative purposes only; individual campus notifications will be sent for each project impact. Project contacts can answer any questions you may have. Dates for scheduled work are still being determined for some projects.

For general questions about summer construction, contact campus.notifications@oregonstate.edu.

North Corvallis campus

North Campus

  • Project: Community Hall Slope Project
    • Dates: Mid-June-Fall 2021
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: Will include impacts to walkways and around areas for Gladys Valley, Pharmacy Building, and Joyce Collin Furman Hall.
  •   Project: Fairbanks Hall Renovation Project
    • Dates: Mid-June to 2022
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: Sidewalks along Jefferson and 26th should remain open with intermittent closures. The walkway between Women’s Building and Fairbanks Hall will be closed intermittently. The parking lot west of Fairbanks Hall will be partially closed.
  • Project: Roof inspections and repairs for Sackett and Weatherford Residence Halls
    • Dates: TBD
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: Sidewalks around buildings will be closed off for use of lifts.
  • Project: Graf Hall Renovations
    • Dates: Mid-June 2021- until the end of year
    • Details: Reconstructing the north pedestrian entry (Monroe Street side). The south building entry will remain open. Pedestrian circulation to the exterior stairs at the southwest corner of Graf leading to the lower level of Rogers Hall will be closed. The bridges between Graf and Rogers will be demolished and rebuilt. The existing access from the Rogers Hall 2nd and 3rd floors to Graf Hall will be closed during construction. The pedestrian path from Monroe Street between Graf and Rogers will be closed. The elevator in Rogers Hall will be closed for renovation.
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: Contractor staging areas will be fenced next to the building on the east end and south side of Graf. Parking on the east and south will be reduced and vehicle circulation (including deliveries) will be restricted. The south building entry will remain open. Utility work in the parking lot south of Graf will restrict pedestrian and vehicular traffic and will remove parking spaces from use. These restrictions will be temporary and will be coordinated to minimize disruption.
  • Project: West Greenhouse Wing #20 & 21 Classroom ADA accessibility
    • Dates: August-September 2021
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: At Campus Way & front of Wing #20 & 21 (Sidewalk only).
  • Project: Champinefu Lodge Tree Damage Repair
    • Dates: TBD
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: Roof and siding to be repaired at east end of the building.  Walkways around repair areas will be closed during work.
  • Project: Owen Hall Project
    • Dates: Now until October 2021
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: Closure/driveway only of parking lot between Benton Hall and Campus Way for construction staging & connex storage. (Parking lot closure, roadway still open).
  • Project: Cordley Hall Renovations and North District Utility Plant Construction
  • Project: Austin Hall Suite 122 Renovation
    • Project Contact: Julie Drolet, project manager
    • Dates: June to mid-September

South Campus

  • Project: Roof inspections and repairs for Halsell Residence Hall
    • Dates: TBD
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: impact sidewalks around building for use of lifts.
  • Project: International Living Learning Center Masonry Repair
    • Dates: June 2021, possibly longer
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: Closures of sidewalks around the perimeter of the building to facilitate brick repairs.
  • Project: OSU Parking Structure Cleaning
    • Dates: 2 weeks in July or August 2021 (Dates not yet confirmed)
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: Would include all adjacent sidewalks, a portion of the multi-use path north of the garage, and a closure of the western portion of Lot 3280 (off Stadium Ave.) for staging.
  • Project: Poling Hall Window Replacement
    • Dates: June to August 2021
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: Intermittent obstructions of west sidewalk of SW Weatherford Place, interior Residence Hall Quad sidewalks adjacent to Poling Hall, SW Weatherford Place and SW Intramural Lane.
  • Project: Callahan Window Repair
    • Dates: TBD
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: South side walkways, parking in the evenings in the Tebeau parking lot, large lift going over the food forest/planting area.
  • POSTPONED UNTIL 2022 Project: Dryden Hall Roof Work
    • Dates: TBD
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: Staging in several parking lots.
  • Project: Magruder Hall Percent for Art Installation
    • Dates: August to September 2021
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: Access only to front of Library at Magruder Front entrance (west sidewalk closure only for unloading).
  • Project: Shops Demo, Underground Tank Demo and Arts and Education Complex Early Works Projects
    • Project contact: Julie Drolet, project manager and Rick Freeman, construction manager
    • Dates: Starting July 2021
    • Roadway/Sidewalk impacts: Impacts anticipated.

Starting July 2021: Community Hall Slope Project work

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As part of the Community Hall Slope Project, Oregon State University will begin work in early July 2021 to update the area shown in the map image below to provide access through this portion of OSU’s Corvallis campus for all people. ADA improvements related to the project will also require reconstruction of building entrances to Gladys Valley, the Pharmacy Building and Joyce Collin Furman Hall. There will be an open entrance to each building at all times. 

We will work to accommodate the needs of users working within the project area, but there will be disruptions to many day-to-day activities. If you have specific concerns regarding this project and how it may impact you or your work, please contact with Construction Manager Lindsey Austin at 541-990-7720, to work through any issues.

Community Hall Slope Project area map