Last update: 06/30/2008

Campus updates

Capitol Campus Update, 6/30/08

Painting affects diagonals July 1 and 2

Re-striping of parking makers will close the south and north diagonals for several hours on July 1 and 2 on the Capitol Campus. Here’s the schedule:

  • July 1: South diagonal closed from 5 to 9:30 a.m.
  • July 2: North diagonal closed from 5 to 9:30 a.m.


Satellite systems in use to map campus infrastructure

Surveyors will be on the Capitol Campus grounds during the next few weeks with satellite mapping systems to locate critical infrastructure such as underground pipes, tunnels, conduits and more to develop an electronic mapping and inventory system.

The work will replace aged maps and allow General Administration to assess the condition of existing infrastructure to identify risks and opportunities for improvement.

The Capitol Campus is a collection of buildings and facilities that are supported by a complex network of utilities and other systems that provide power, drainage, sewer, irrigation, fire suppression and heating. Some are 100 years old.

General Administration began the effort by digitizing hundreds of old maps and construction drawings, which, until recently, were the primary tools employed to maintain the overall systems.

The mapping project will be completed by December.

Garage repair work set June 20 – 30

Parking for visitors, some tenants closed during the project

The upper two floors of the three-story General Administration parking garage at Columbia Street and 11th Avenue will be closed for repairs from 6 p.m. June 20 until 6 a.m. June 30.

A contractor hired by GA will repair damaged concrete and steel rebar in the ceiling between the middle and upper floor. The project also calls for the contractor to apply a new coat of waterproof sealant to driving surface of the upper level of the garage, the visitor parking area, and then repaint the parking stalls.

GA Building tenants who park on the second floor of the garage will be assigned to the Governor’s Mansion parking lot during the project.

Campus visitors who use the visitor lot on the upper level of the garage can find parking on the north diagonal, just off of Capitol Way. The oversized-vehicle lot, on the west side of the GA Building, is another parking option for campus visitors.

The lower level of the garage will be unaffected. People who park there can continue to do so during the project.

For more project information, contact Darlena Heglund at (360) 902-7321 or dheglun@ga.wa.gov

  • For more information about Capitol Campus parking, contact the GA Parking Office at (360) 725-0030 or go to the parking website.

Repair project partially closes Cherry Lane June 5 - 8

A minor road repair project scheduled to start June 5 will restrict traffic to one lane at the intersection of Cherry Lane and the Flag Circle on the Capitol Campus. The work, which begins around 7 a.m., should be done in one day, but the partial closure of Cherry Lane will extend through June 8.

The project will repair cracked concrete pavement. The area was repaved last summer after a new stormwater line was installed there. The pavement work is under warranty, so the contractor will make the repairs at no cost to the state.

During the work, only one lane of Cherry Lane will be open to traffic where it intersects with the Flag Circle drive. The entrance to the Flag Circle from Cherry Lane will also be limited to one lane. A traffic flagger will be on site.

While the contractor – Global Contractors of Olympia – expects to finish the project in one day, the lane closure will continue because the concrete must harden before it can be driven on.

No parking stalls should be affected.

The partial closure will not affect the Dash shuttle, the free bus service that runs between the campus, downtown Olympia and the Olympia Farmers Market.

Thank you in advance for your patience as we complete this infrastructure work.

For more project information, contact Nathaniel Jones at (360) 902-0944 or njones@ga.wa.gov