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March 11 - 15, 2024
Legislative Campus Modernization Project Weekly Update
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Newhouse exterior - February 29
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Irv Newhouse Building
All construction work is weather-dependent and subject to change.
Work continues on the Newhouse Building replacement, nearby sidewalks, the east parking lot, and underground utilities. Next week crews will:
- Begin framing internal walls on the first floor.
- Continue installation of mechanical, electrical and plumbing supports.
- Continue to install mechanical infrastructure.
- Continue exterior framing on level one and then move to level four.
- Complete interior framing of first floor.
- Complete center stairway elevator shaft.
- Continue hanging weather proofing on the southeast portion of the building.
Traffic/road closures
- Continued heavy truck and equipment traffic.
- The portion of Columbia Street between Sid Snyder Avenue Southwest and 15th Avenue Southwest remains closed to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Pedestrian
Three sidewalks bordering the Newhouse construction site remain closed. Closed sidewalks include:
- South side of Sid Snyder Avenue Southwest.
- Sidewalks on both sides of Columbia Street.
The Pedestrian Bridge will remain closed through the end of the Newhouse project, currently scheduled through 2024.
Noise
Increased noise levels and dust are expected between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. through 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Parking
- There is no parking along Columbia Street between Sid Snyder Avenue Southwest and 15th Avenue Southwest.
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Joel Pritchard State Library
In the coming weeks DES will:
- Erect construction site fencing.
- Prepare for tenant move out of building.
- Remove bike rack from construction site.
- Remove Pritchard parking booth.
- Continue working with architects on the Construction Document (CD) phase of the project.
- Continue hillside risk analysis.
Parking
- Parking in the Pritchard parking lot is limited. Impacted parkers have been notified.
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Anyone who has visited the Capitol Campus in the last couple of weeks, has witnessed the transformation of the Newhouse replacement building. In the past couple of weeks, crews have:
- Completed installation of the stairway in the center of the building.
- Completed exterior framing on the levels two and three.
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Capitol Campus Design Advisory Committee (CCDAC) Meeting
10 a.m., March 15
Meeting agenda and materials.
State Capitol Committee (SCC) Meeting
10 a.m., March 28
More information including meeting materials and agenda will be shared when available.
Stay involved with LCM by reading our weekly update and continue to send any questions or comments to DESLCM@des.wa.gov.
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 Spring has sprung across the Capitol Campus. Campus visitors will find early blooming bulbs in the sunken garden, at Tivoli Fountain and in various other woodland edge beds. For those anxiously waiting for the cherry trees to bloom, you’re going to have to wait for a couple more weeks. The Yoshino cherry trees on the north side of Cherberg usually bloom in early to mid-April and the Kwanza cherry trees along Cherry Lane usually bloom in May.
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