Traffic signals at the intersection of 56th Avenue and Summitview Avenue will be shut down temporarily during the morning on Wednesday, May 23rd for about three hours while City of Yakima crews make wiring changes to accommodate flashing yellow arrow operations. Between 9:00 am and about noon on May 23rd, the signals at the 56th

An entrance to the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter on Nob Hill Boulevard (6600 West Nob Hill Boulevard) will be closed next week and a traffic signal near the entrance will be temporarily disabled while repairs to a storm sewer line are underway. From Monday, May 21st through Friday, May 25th, the Walmart parking

Beginning on Monday, May 21st, three streets north of Astria Regional Medical Center will be closed during daytime hours while a road repair and grind and overlay paving project is underway.  The project is expected to take about two weeks to complete. During the project, 8th Avenue, 9th Avenue, and 10th Avenue between Yakima Avenue

While maintenance was being performed on a City of Yakima Public Works Department vehicle at about 8:00 am today, a yet-to-be-determined mechanical failure occurred, which resulted in the vehicle’s transmission engaging.  The vehicle, which is primarily used to haul refuse carts (garbage cans), went through two rollup doors of a maintenance building and eventually came

Water service line repairs will result in traffic restrictions on Lincoln Avenue between North 20th Avenue and North 16th Avenue on Thursday, May 17th.  Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm. Traffic will be channeled around the project area. Because of heavy traffic volumes on Lincoln Avenue, drivers

A stormwater maintenance project will impact traffic on a section of Pleasant Avenue from Tuesday, May 15th through Thursday, May 17th. As a result of the project, Plath Avenue will be closed between 16th Avenue and 17th Avenue until the project is completed.  The southbound, outside lane of 16th Avenue from Logan Avenue to Mead

With Yakima County’s official candidate filing week beginning today (Monday, May 14th), the City of Yakima reminds candidates and their supporters that signs cannot be affixed to City property – including fences or utility poles – or placed within City parks (other than public rights-of-way adjacent to parks). Campaign signs also be removed promptly after

Lions Pool, the City of Yakima’s indoor aquatics facility, was reopened at 6:00 am today following a temporary closure yesterday (Thursday, May 10th) while an emergency repair was completed to the pool’s main recirculation pump.    “We thank the loyal users of Lions Pool for their patience while the facility was temporarily closed for the

Installation of a crosswalk will impact traffic at the 40th Avenue and Fruitvale Boulevard intersection for most of the morning on Sunday, May 13th. City of Yakima crews will be installing a crosswalk at the 40th and Fruitvale intersection from 6:00 am until about 11:00 am on May 13th.  While the project is underway, traffic

Lions Pool, the City of Yakima’s indoor aquatics facility, has been closed temporarily while an emergency repair is being conducted on the pool’s main recirculation pump.  The repair will be completed as quickly as possible.  However it is not known at this point exactly how long it will take to finish the work. Once the