12/30/25: Pacific Power Planned Outage at the 35th Street Substation

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Pacific Power has scheduled a power outage on December 30, 2025. Their substation operations team needs to perform routine maintenance on the transformers in the 35th Street Substation. The outage will begin Tuesday evening at 8:00 pm with an estimated completion time of 3:00 am on December 31st.  Please see the list of impacted buildings below.

Affected buildings:

  • Dairy Barn Milking Parlor
  • Dairy Barn
  • DC (Dairy Center) Farmhouse
  • Poultry Research Facility
  • Turkey Farm Incubation
  • Turkey Farm Brooder
  • Turkey Farm Residence
  • Turkey Farm Cage Layer House
  • Farm Service and Storage
  • Animal Physiology Lab
  • Beef Barn/Sheep Barn
  • Hogg Animal Metabolism Laboratory
  • James E. Oldfield Animal Teaching Facility
  • Seed Lab
  • Motor Pool & Motor Pool Annex
  • Clark Laboratory
  • Sackett Hall
  • West Greenhouse
  • Wiegand Hall
  • East Greenhouse
  • Radiation Center

For questions or comments on this notice contact, Brandon Holden at 541-737-8313.

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 the end of day on December 30, 2025, if you have an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS), also known as a battery back-up, please be sure to turn it off as well. Please ensure that all fume hoods are closed before leaving the labs.

Scheduled: Water Shutdown in Magruder Hall 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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The water will be shut off in Magruder Hall December 28, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm to remove angle stops and install plugs. This will affect water building wide. Portable toilets and handwashing stations will be provided on-site.

EH&S has asked us to remind building occupants thatwater will not be available to emergency eyewash/shower units, and occupants should discontinue all hazardous substance use (chemicals, unsealed radioisotopes, and biohazardous materials) for the duration of the shutdown

For questions or comments on this notice contact, Andy Gray at 541-737-7651.

SW 30th St. Southbound Closed, Jefferson Way to Washington Way Starting 12/17

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The city of Corvallis has closed the southbound lane of SW 30th St. for emergency water line repairs. No end date has been specified at this time and work may continue intermittently throughout the next week.

Please note that closures are still in effect on SW 26th St. and SW Jefferson Way. Information on these additional closures is available here: https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/closurenotices/2025/12/04/12-15-1-8-winter-break-road-closures-on-campus/

Please plan your travel routes accordingly and be prepared to adjust as needed.

12/18 – 12/26: Sidewalk Closed Between Kelley Engineering Center and Plageman Hall

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As part of the Kelley District Utility Plant project, the walkway between Kelley Engineering Center and Plageman Hall will be closed for repair starting on Thursday, December 18 through Friday, December 26. Excavation equipment and concrete trucks will be working in this area.

Other possible impacts include dust and mud near the work zone.

A map showing a sidewalk closure between Kelley Engineering Center and Plageman Hall.

Please note that the west sidewalk on Memorial Place, in front of Kelley Engineering Center, is also closed under a separate notification. Information is available here: https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/closurenotices/2025/12/12/12-15-1-6-memorial-pl-sidewalk-bike-lane-closed-at-kelley-engineering-center/ 

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

12/20/25:  Domestic Water Shutdown in Kelley Engineering Center 6:00 am – 4:00 pm

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The domestic water will be shut down in Kelley Engineering Center December 20, 2025 from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm to repair leaks in women’s restroom and install isolation valves in basement. This will affect the domestic water in restrooms, café, drinking fountains and custodial closets building wide.

For questions or comments on this notice contact, Andy Gray  at 541-737-7651.

12/15 – 1/6: Memorial Pl. Sidewalk & Bike Lane Closed at Kelley Engineering Center

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The sidewalk and bicycle lane on the west side of Memorial Place will be closed at Kelley Engineering Center starting on Monday, Dec. 15 through Tuesday, Jan. 6 to allow for concrete repairs. The building entrances on the east side of KEC will also be closed. Service parking spaces on Memorial Place will be closed. 

A map showing a closure area on the east side of Kelley Engineering Center.

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

12/16 – 12/17: SW 26th Street Closed, Washington Way to Intramural Lane

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Due to ongoing renovation work at Dixon Recreation Center, SW 26th St. will be fully closed in both directions between Washington Way and Intramural Lane starting on Tuesday, December 16 through Wednesday, December 17. A crane will be working in the area during this time frame.

No vehicle travel through this section of SW 26th St. will be permitted. The east sidewalk on SW 26th St. will be closed. The west sidewalk will remain open for pedestrians. The walkway on the north side of Dixon will be closed as well as the walkway around the sand volleyball courts.

A second closure will occur in the parking area between Dixon and Goss Stadium. Parking spaces and sidewalks in this area will be closed.

The sidewalks and cycle track on Washington Way will remain open.

A map showing closure areas around Dixon Recreation Center.

Please note: a separate road closure will be also occurring further north on SW 26th St. during this time frame. Information is available here: https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/closurenotices/2025/12/09/12-15-12-18-sw-26th-st-closed-between-campus-way-monroe-ave/ Please plan your travel routes accordingly.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Eric Smith at (541) 409-5037.

12/15 – 12/18: SW 26th St. Closed Between Campus Way & Monroe Ave.

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As part of the Jen-Hsun Huang and Lori Mills Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex project, SW 26th St. will be fully closed in both directions between SW Campus Way and NW Monroe Ave. starting Monday, December 15 through Thursday, December 18. NW Orchard Ave. will also be closed at the intersection with SW 26th St., in front of Wilkinson Hall.

Sidewalks will be closed between NW Orchard Ave. and NW Monroe Ave. Access to the Bates Hall childcare center has been coordinated with the building manager. The Johnson Hall loading dock will be closed.

A map showing a road closure on SW 26th St. and Orchard Ave.

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