One lane of Deschutes Parkway near Lakeridge Drive will be closed starting at 9 a.m. on Dec. 1 while a light pole is replaced.

Flaggers will direct traffic during the work, which is expected to take about four hours. Work is weather dependent.

In addition, a small number of parking spaces along the parkway will be closed during the work.  

Before the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) moves into the next phase of a rulemaking effort to adopt enforceable restrictions on parking on the Capitol Campus with an emphasis on Deschutes Parkway, the agency is seeking feedback on a draft rule proposal.

OLYMPIA - The way people receive emergency alerts for the Capitol Campus has changed. Migration from the GovDelivery platform to WA Agency Alerts is complete. All future Capitol Campus emergency alerts will occur through WA Agency Alerts. If you wish to continue receiving Capitol Campus emergency alerts, please take the following actions:

Members of the public, contractors and state employees who do not work on the campus are encouraged to sign up for emergency text alerts:

The Department of Enterprise Services (DES) is launching a new emergency notification system for the Washington State Capitol Campus. Public and employee safety are a top priority in DES management of the Capitol Campus.

The new system, called WA Agency Alerts, is launching in the fall of 2020 and replacing the current email notification system (GovDelivery). It uses the Everbridge platform to notify employees and the public on Capitol Campus about emergencies such as imminent threats to health and safety, building closures, severe weather, and police activity.

DES is re-starting work on rulemaking to adopt parking restrictions on the Capitol Campus, with a focus on Deschutes Parkway. The process was temporarily paused as DES put necessary resources toward responding to the pandemic.

A grass and gravel area that buffers Percival Cove along Deschutes Parkway that people had been using to park on will remain closed when Deschutes Parkway reopens today following

Road closures along Deschutes Parkway will occur Aug. 24-28 during work that includes replacing expansion joints on both sides of the bridge near Marathon Park. The roadway must be closed during the work for public safety reasons.

Work to lower the water level of Capitol Lake on the evening of Tuesday, July 14 has been delayed until further notice. The Department of Enterprise Services planned to lower the Capitol Lake water level Tuesday to support City of Olympia Public Works Department work to install tide gates. A notice will be sent when this work is rescheduled.

If you have questions about the lake lowering, please call (360) 725-0014.

In the coming days, the Department of Enterprise Services anticipates that several non-permitted events may take place on the Capitol Campus.

As we head into the weekend, the Department of Enterprise Services anticipates several non-permitted events regarding a variety of topics.