Irving R. Newhouse Building

The Olympia Fire Department will be using the Newhouse Building and press houses for training exercises from Feb. 16 - 24 (excluding weekends).

• Traffic
  No traffic impacts expected.
• Pedestrian
  Avoid using the sidewalk directly to the west of Newhouse.
• Noise
  None outside the building.
• Hours 
  Weekdays from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. 
• Parking
  Some spaces in the lot immediately behind Newhouse and near the press houses will be closed for Fire Department staging. These locations will be clearly marked. 
• Other
  While training exercises are confined to the interior of the building, there may be times when visitors/residents will see white smoke coming from the building.  Fire trucks and ambulances will be on site for training purposes.

Joel M. Pritchard Building

Crews will be drilling in two locations near the Pritchard and O'Brien buildings to prepare for future hillside stabilization. To minimize campus impacts, work will take place over the weekend of Feb. 10-12.

Setup

Contractors will set up drilling equipment starting Friday, Feb. 10, at 5 p.m., and remain in place through the weekend by O'Brien and Pritchard. 

Drilling will take place between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.  

• Traffic
  Flaggers will be on-site during set-up and drilling hours. Signage will clearly identify alternate routes around the drilling sites.
• Pedestrian
  Avoid the area throughout the weekend.
• Noise
  Minimal noise is expected during setup. Moderate noise is expected during drilling hours at decibel levels roughly equivalent to a leaf blower or power motor.
• Hours 
  Friday (setup): 5 p.m. - 10 p.m., Saturday and Sunday (drilling): 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• Parking
  12 assigned parking stalls near each drilling site will be impacted, individuals have been notified and reassigned alternate parking spaces. Cones closing off the impacted parking stalls will be placed the evening of Thursday, Feb. 9.
• Other
  Equipment will be removed the evening of Sunday, Feb. 12.