Each year Facilities Services performs necessary maintenance on the university’s steam system, which requires shutting off the steam throughout campus, to complete maintenance services at the plant, throughout the steam tunnels and in each building. This process affects hot water supply, heating, and all equipment that uses steam, campus wide. The steam shutdown for 2026 will occur June 15th – June 17th, 2026.
For questions or comments on this closure contact Les Walton at 541-737-8812.
Convergint will be conducting annual fire alarm & sprinkler testing. Testing will take place in the buildings listed below. The testing will be brief and include both sounding of alarms and strobes. As part of the testing building occupants may notice occasional beeping coming from the fire panel and horns and strobe lights activating throughout the building. Signage will be posted on exterior doors while testing is being conducted.
July 6th
July 7th
July 8th
July 9th
July 10th
July 13th
July 14th
July 15th
July 16th
July 17th
For questions or comments on this notice contact, Alarm Shop at 541-737-6676.
The Jefferson Way/14th St. Lot (#3210, Zone A3), located on Jefferson Way across from McNary Hall, will be closed for summer repairs starting Tuesday, June 29 – Friday, September 18. You can view the location of this closure on the OSU Campus Map.
Please note: other campus parking lots will be closed during the month of July as part of an unrelated parking lot refresh project. Please see the associated Campus Notification post for a complete list of July parking lot closures.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Christina Vinson at (503) 420-1031.
The RO/DI water system will be shut down in Weniger Hall July 14, 2026 from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm July 15, 2026 to remove and replace the RO skid. This will not affect the main water supply to the building just labs with RO/DI systems.
For questions or comments on this notice contact, Richard Olsen at 541-737-7025.
UPDATE: The previous notification contained an error.
The Orchard Court lot (#3322) will NOT be undergoing maintenance.
The Crop Science Building West lot (#3332) will be closed for maintenance July 16 – 24.
A full list of all parking closures is available in the original post.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Parking Manager Gwen Bolden.
Transportation Services will be conducting planned summer maintenance work on parking lots across campus starting Monday, July 6 – Friday, July 24. Lots will be closing and reopening in phases.
ALL vehicles must be removed from these lots prior to the closure start date (see schedule and map below).
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Parking Manager Gwen Bolden.
Contractors for Union Pacific Railroad will be working on the railroad crossing at SW 17th St. and SW Washington Way starting Friday, June 26 through Monday, June 29. The intersection at SW 17th St. will be closed to traffic in all directions and Washington Way will be closed between SW 15th and SW 26th St. Parking lot access from SW 17th St. will remain open.
Pedestrian crossings on Washington Way between SW 15th – 26th St. will be closed.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Scott Bond at (541) 974-2520.
Contractors for Union Pacific Railroad will be working on the railroad crossing at SW 26th St. and Washington Way through Tuesday, June 23. The intersection will be closed to through traffic in all directions and Washington Way will be closed between SW 30th and SW 17th St. Local access to the parking lot at the tennis courts will be permitted. Emergency vehicle access will be maintained.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Scott Bond at (541) 974 – 3631.
Due to work on the heating system at Valley Library, the fire lane, staircase and sidewalks between Valley Library and Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center will be closed on Tuesday, June 23. A crane will be working between the two buildings. The ramp leading to Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center will remain open.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Ryan Wilson at (503) 779-3488.
The process water loop will be shut down in Nash Hall June 16, 2026 from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm to allow a contractor to add cleaner to the loop in preparations for repairs. This may cause some small temperature changes with coolers and freezers.
For questions or comments on this notice contact, Justin Fuszek at 541-737-1296.
This is an update on a previous notification.
This is a reminder that permanent closure of parking lots near The LaSells Stewart Center, CH2M Hill Alumni Center and Bloss Hall starts next week on Monday, June 22.
For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Tarrigon Van Denburg at (714) 390-5313.