Clean City Program Reports First Quarter Progress

Abating/cleaning 1,336 incidents of graffiti, clearing over 35 tons of garbage and removing 563 grocery carts are some of the City of Yakima Clean City Program activities during the first three months of 2022. The Yakima City Council received a report on the program in its agenda packet for the May 17th meeting. Click Coversheet … Continued

Water Line Work to Restrict Traffic on North 3rd Avenue

Water line work will result in temporary water outages and traffic restrictions on North 3rd Avenue between Lincoln Avenue and West D Street starting Tuesday, May, 17th through Friday, May 20th. Work on the project will begin each day at around 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm. City of Yakima water customers in the … Continued

Yakima City Council May 17th Regular Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022. Agenda items for the May 17th regular meeting include: Proclamations for Police Week and Correctional Week Recognition of Councilmember Cousens for earning an Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership An agreement with the Millennium Foundation to install mosaic art … Continued

Work on Nelson Dam Project to Result in Temporary Road Closures

Work continues on the Nelson Dam removal and replacement project and will result in temporary road closures over the next couple of weeks. Work scheduled to continue next week includes pouring concrete for a new fish screen structure. The work requires temporary closure of South Naches Road at Powerhouse Road on Thursday, May 19th. This … Continued

Wastewater System Work to Restrict Traffic on South 1st Street

Wastewater system work will result in the closure tonight of southbound lanes along a portion of South 1st Street.  The project will also impact traffic during part of the day tomorrow. A section of the southbound lanes of 1st Street just south of Mead Avenue will be closed from 9:00 pm tonight, Tuesday, May 10th, … Continued

Water Line Work to Restrict Traffic on South 5th Avenue

Water line work will result in temporary water outages and traffic restrictions on South 5th Avenue between Pine Street and Tieton Drive starting Wednesday, May, 11th and lasting through Friday, May, 13th. Work on the project will begin each day at around 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm. City of Yakima water customers in … Continued

Road Project Will Impact Traffic on Portion of Yakima Avenue

From Wednesday, May 11th through Thursday, May 19th, traffic along a portion of Yakima Avenue will be impacted while a grind and overlay paving project is underway.  The project will take place on the portion of Yakima Avenue between 10th Avenue and 12th Avenue.  Intermittent detour routes around the project area will be in in … Continued

Installation of Gas Main Will Interrupt Traffic

Traffic will be intermittently interrupted during the next two weeks while Cascade Natural Gas (CNG) crews begin Phase 2 of an 8-inch gas main installation. On Monday, May 9th, CNG will start on Bonnie Doon Avenue, working west from 19th Avenue to 30th Avenue. Crews will then proceed south on 19th Avenue to Nob Hill … Continued

Work on Nelson Dam Project to Result in Temporary Road Closure

Work continues on the Nelson Dam removal and replacement project and will result in a temporary road closure next week. Work scheduled to continue next week includes pouring concrete for a new fish screen structure. The work requires temporary closure of South Naches Road at Powerhouse Road. This closure will start at 6:00 am and … Continued