Hazards, Outages, & Reroutes
Avoid the delay and stay informed about projects occurring on campus.
Our Capital Planning and Facilities Maintenance team are constantly working on improving our beautiful campus through various operational, preservation, and safety projects. Some of these projects may cause a temporary inconvenience that we ask you to be patient with as the project completions improve the overall student experience. Individual projects and interruptions listed below.
Here is a comprehensive map of our biennial 2025-2027 Capital Planning Campus Projects.
2026 Summer CWU Parking Lot Closures for Re-Striping Project
Our CWU Parking lot closures for this summer’s re-striping project that will begin Monday August 10th and continue through Monday August 24th.
Lots will be closed for one day but will be reopened as soon as paint has dried.
Dave Kopczynski
Construction Coordinator 3
Capital Planning and Projects
Office 509-963-3305
Mobile 509-899-5787
Email kopczynd@cwu.edu
15 Minute Parking Lot Closure East Side of Black Hall Starting 7.14.26
Facilities Management crews are investigating a subsurface issue in the Black Hall east 15 minute/ADA parking lot. Due to the possible risk of further site deterioration, the area will be fenced off from further use until the investigation is complete and necessary repairs have been completed.
Partial Closure of Parking Lot P8 (Starting 7/6/2026 thru 9/01/26)
The northwest section of the P-8 parking lot and adjacent service drive area will be closed from July 6 until September 1st to accommodate contractors during the demolition of Farrell Hall, and continuing roof repairs of Brooks Library.
The map of the impacted area is helpful to review.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact CWU Project Manager Joe Chanes
Impact to P-8 Parking Lot - Indefinitely
The parking lot north of the Library (P-8) will have a section of the lot fenced off for utility work area. This work is in collaboration of the NAC Project.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact CWU Project Manager Joe Chanes
joe.chanes@cwu.edu or 509-963-1488
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Psychology Building Lawn Closure Starting May 20th
The south and east lawn of the Psychology building will be closed until further notice for the construction of the Geothermal Extraction Well starting Monday, May 20th. Please see map for alternate temporary routes for access to the Psychology building.
Please direct any questions or concerns to the North Academic Complex Project Manager Joe Chanes at Joe.Chanes@cwu.edu
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