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A citywide street repaving project that began earlier this month and will continue until this fall will affect traffic in several areas of Yakima from August 1^st through August 8^th.

*** Starting Friday August 1^st at 7:00 p.m. the intersection of 40^th Avenue and Nob Hill Blvd. will be CLOSED TO ALL THROUGH TRAFFIC, including emergency vehicles, until 5:00 a.m. Monday August 4^th. The intersection is being excavated for the placement of a cement concrete street section.

From Monday, August 4^th through Friday, August 8^th, periodic lane closures will occur each day from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm

on Walnut Street between 1^st Street and 7^th Avenue;

on Lincoln Avenue from 1^st Street to 10^th Street;

on 4^th Avenue from Division to Walnut

Various sections of the following streets will be also be completely closed to traffic overnight from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am on different days during the week of August 4^th to August 8^th.

Nob Hill Blvd from 32^nd Avenue to 48^th Avenue,

16^th Avenue from Nob Hill Blvd to Englewood Avenue,

Tieton Drive from 16^th Avenue to 33^rd Avenue,

Tieton Drive from 40^th Avenue to 48^th Avenue,

MLK Jr. Blvd from 8^th Street to Pierce Avenue,

Walnut Street from 1^st Street to 8^th Avenue,

“D” Street from 1^st Avenue to 5^th Avenue,

3^rd Avenue from Walnut to “D” Street,

Summitview Avenue from Yakima Avenue to 16^th Avenue.

Detour routes will be in place so drivers can go around the closed portions of those streets.

A map showing the sections of roads that will be repaved during the project is posted on the City’s website at http://www.yakimawa.gov/apps/streets/resurfacing/. Updated travel alerts related to the resurfacing project can also be found by clicking on that link.

The City is spending about $15 million dollars this year completing what’s known as a “grind and overlay” project in order to recondition roadway sections in different parts of Yakima. A grind and overlay project involves removing old and deteriorated asphalt and replacing it with new asphalt, which significantly improves the drivability and safety of the road surface. Over the next few months, the grind and overlay project will affect nearly every part of Yakima.

While the grind and overlay work is underway, traffic delays in the project areas will occur. Drivers should use alternate routes if possible until the work is completed.

Access to homes and businesses in the project areas will be maintained as best as possible and emergency vehicles will be allowed through the project areas if necessary.

As always, the schedule for these types of projects is subject to change daily dependent on weather, equipment failure, and emergencies.

Road Project Update – News Release 08 01-14

A grind and overlay project on West Lincoln Avenue in the Gilbert Park area will begin on Monday, August 4^th

The project will require closure of the eastbound lane of West Lincoln at 52^nd avenue between 6:00 am and 4:00 pm on weekdays. Eastbound traffic will be detoured North on 52^nd Avenue around the construction activity. While local access will be maintained during the road work, traffic delays in the area are likely to occur. Drivers should use alternate routes if possible until the project is completed.

The repaving work on West Lincoln will go from 42^nd Avenue to 52^nd Avenue and should be completed by August 21^st.

As always, the schedule for this type of a project is subject to change daily dependent on weather, equipment failure, and emergencies.

For additional information about this project, contact Streets and Traffic Operations Manager Joe Rosenlund at 576-6430.

Lincoln Avenue Repaving News Release – 8-01-14

The repair of a leaking valve will disrupt traffic at the intersection of North 56^th Avenue and Englewood Avenue on Wednesday, July 30^th. The work will begin at 6:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm.

The intersection at North 56^th and Englewood will be closed. Detour routes will be available on North 52^nd Avenue and North 58^th Avenue to Lincoln Ave.

Because of heavy traffic volume at this intersection, motorists can expect delays in the project area. Drivers should use alternate routes if possible until the work is completed.

Access to homes and businesses in the project area will be maintained as best as possible and emergency vehicles will be allowed through the project area.

As always, the schedule for this type of project is subject to change daily dependent on weather, equipment failure, and emergencies.

For more information about the project, contact Emilio Lopez, Acting Water Distribution Supervisor at 575-6196.

56th Ave and Englewood Water System Repair – News Release

A citywide street repaving project that began in mid May and will continue until this fall will affect traffic in several areas of Yakima from July 28^th through August 4^th.

From Monday, July 28^th through Monday, August 4^th, periodic lane closures will occur each day from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm on Walnut Street between 1^st Street and 7^th Avenue and on Lincoln Avenue between 1^st Street and 10^th Street.

The intersection of 40^th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard will be closed to all traffic beginning at 9:00 pm on Friday, August 1^st through Monday, August 4^th at 5:00 pm while the intersection is rebuilt.

The following street sections will be completely closed to traffic overnight from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am on different days during the week of July 28^th to August 1^st:

- Lincoln between 1^st Avenue and 16^th Avenue

- 24^th Avenue between Washington Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard

- Nob Hill between 32^nd Avenue and 48^th Avenue

- 16^th Avenue between Nob Hill and Englewood Avenue

- Yakima Avenue between 12^th Avenue and 16^th Avenue

- Tieton Drive between 16^th Avenue and 33^rd Avenue

- Tieton Drive between 40^th Avenue and 48^th Avenue

- MLK, Jr. Boulevard between 8^th Street and Pierce Avenue

- Walnut Street between 1^st Street and 8^th Avenue

- D Street between 1^st Avenue and 5^th Avenue

- 3^rd Avenue between Walnut and D Street

- Lincoln between 1^st Street and 10^th Street

- Summitview Avenue between Yakima Avenue and 16^th Avenue

Detour routes will be in place so drivers can go around the closed portions of those streets.

A map showing the sections of roads that will be repaved during the project is posted on the City’s website at http://www.yakimawa.gov/apps/streets/resurfacing/. Updated travel alerts detailing specific sections of roads that will be impacted by the project during the week of July 21^st to July 25^th can also be found by clicking on that link.

Access to homes and businesses in the project areas will be maintained as best as possible and emergency vehicles will be allowed through the project areas if necessary.

For additional information regarding the grind and overlay project, contact Senior Engineer Bob Desgrosellier at 575-6228.

Grind and Overlay Project Update – News Release

The wait is over for drivers wanting to use the new MLK, Jr. Boulevard underpass in Yakima. A ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, July 23^rd officially marked completion of the project and the removal of detour signs around the construction area.

Local, state, and federal officials, representatives from the Yakima business community, and other project partners attended the 11:00 am ribbon cutting on July 23^rd at the intersection of 1^st Avenue and MLK, Jr. Blvd. After the dedication ceremony, a caravan of City vehicles took the first official trip on the underpass followed by Yakima community members on foot who got a firsthand look at the new underpass.

About an hour after the ceremony finished, crews had completed final cleanup of the underpass and a section of MLK, Jr. Blvd between 1^st Avenue and 3^rd Avenue that has been closed since the project began and the underpass was opened to normal traffic.

Construction of the underpass was expected to last through late summer or early fall this year, but relatively mild winter weather and the efficiency of contractor crews allowed the project to be completed ahead of schedule.

Mowat Construction Company, a Woodinville-based firm, served as the project’s primary contractor. Work began in March 2013 on the roughly $10.6 million underpass project.

Reopening MLK, Jr. Blvd restores a primary link to Downtown Yakima and relieves traffic congestion caused by detouring vehicles around the construction area while the underpass was being built. The part of Downtown Yakima that is home to the MLK, Jr. Blvd underpass has seen plenty of construction over the past few years. Work on the Lincoln Avenue underpass, located a block away from its MLK, Jr. Blvd sister underpass, began in 2010 and was finished in the fall of 2012.

The two Yakima underpasses had been in the planning and construction stages for more than a decade. The Washington State Congressional delegation (spearheaded by U.S. Senator Patty Murray), the 14^th District state legislative delegation, and current and past Yakima City Council members played key roles in securing the majority of the needed funding from state and federal sources for construction.

BNSF also contributed more than $1.5 million toward completion of the two underpasses.

MLK, Jr. Blvd Underpass Open – News Release

A citywide street repaving project that began in mid May and will continue until this fall will affect traffic in several areas of Yakima from July 21^st through July 25^th. The City is spending about $15 million dollars this year completing a “grind and overlay” project, which involves removing old and deteriorated asphalt and replacing it with new asphalt, in order to recondition more than 90 lane miles of roadway sections in different parts of Yakima.

From Monday, July 21^st through Friday, July 25^th, periodic lane closures will occur each day from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm on several sections of roadways throughout the city as crews perform various tasks associated with the grind and overlay project. No sections of roadways will be completely closed to traffic during daytime hours, but drivers are encouraged to exercise caution and to drive slowly when traveling through marked work areas.

Various sections of streets will be also be completely closed to traffic overnight from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am on different days during the week of July 21^st to July 25^th. Detour routes will be in place so drivers can go around the closed portions of those streets.

A map showing the sections of roads that will be repaved during the project is posted on the City’s website at http://www.yakimawa.gov/apps/streets/resurfacing/. Updated travel alerts detailing specific sections of roads that will be impacted by the project during the week of July 21^st to July 25^th can also be found by clicking on that link.

Access to homes and businesses in the project areas will be maintained as best as possible and emergency vehicles will be allowed through the project areas if necessary.

For additional information regarding the grind and overlay project, contact Senior Engineer Bob Desgrosellier at 575-6228

Grind and Overlay Project Update – News Release

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, July 15^th, 2014

Action taken by the Council on July 15^th included:

-   Holding a future public hearing to discuss budget impacts related to a proposed reduction in the City utility tax rate

-   Approval of a street cut ordinance

-   Pursuing local funding options to begin the North 1^st Street Revitalization Project in 2015

Follow this link to watch Y-PAC coverage of the July 15^th Yakima City Council meeting – http://bit.ly/UaEBVx

Yakima City Council regular agenda business meetings air live on Charter Cable channel 194 and are replayed at 7:00 pm the following night. The meetings are shown again at 9:00 am on the following Saturday and Sunday and are also available on the City of Yakima website – http://www.yakimawa.gov/

A three-block section of Pacific Avenue will be closed to all traffic for most of the day from now through July 30^th while crews repair and repave the street.

Pacific between 6^th Street and 9^th Street will be closed from 5:30 am to 4:00 pm while the project is underway. Detour routes will available to allow drivers to avoid the project area. The three-block section of Pacific will be open to local traffic overnight.

During the project, traffic delays in the area are likely to occur. Drivers should use alternate routes if possible until the project is completed.

Access to homes and businesses in the area will be maintained and traffic will be allowed through the project area when possible.

As always, the schedule for this type of a project is subject to change daily dependent on weather, equipment failure, and emergencies.

For additional information about this project, contact Streets and Traffic Operations Manager Joe Rosenlund at 576-6430.

Pacific Avenue Repaving – 7-16-14

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday July15^th, 2014. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall.

Items on the July 15^th agenda include

-     A request to reduce the City of Yakima utility tax rate from 6% to 4%

-     Withdrawing from the Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management agreement

-     An update regarding a proposed indoor swimming pool facility

-     A report on funding options for the North 1^st Street Revitalization Project

-     A report on recent regional tours of downtown districts

To see the complete agenda for the July 15^th Council meeting, click on the following http://bit.ly/1q3VBfb

Yakima City Council regular agenda business meetings air live on Charter Cable channel 194 and are replayed at 7:00 pm the following day. The meetings are shown again at 9:00 am on the following Saturday and Sunday and are also available on the City of Yakima website – www.yakimawa.gov