In 2013 and 2014, the City of Yakima invested about $20 million to repave nearly 120 lane miles of roads as part of its ambitious grind and overlay project. Effective budget management of the project has allowed the City to add a section of Lincoln Avenue to the repaving list. Over the next month, the

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, May 5th, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the May 5th agenda include: –    A request to hold five cruising events this summer in downtown Yakima –    Consideration of an agreement with JEM Development for downtown

An online survey is one of several ways that the City of Yakima will use to gather community input on development of a Yakima Bicycle Master Plan. In addition to the survey, an interactive map is also available on the City website that allows users an opportunity to draw bike routes, point out problem areas

Water service repairs will disrupt traffic in the eastbound lanes of a portion of Nob Hill Boulevard on Thursday, April 30th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. The eastbound lanes of Nob Hill Boulevard between South 28th Avenue and South 27th Avenue will be restricted while the

The installation of sewer service to a new restaurant will result in lane restrictions on a portion of Tieton Drive during most of the day both Wednesday, April 29th and Thursday, April 30th. Tieton between about 64th Avenue and about 72nd Avenue will be narrowed to two lanes, one westbound and one eastbound from 9:00

P.O.W. Contracting, Inc., a Pasco-based construction firm, is the primary contractor for an approximately $980,000 project that has improved the irrigation system in several neighborhoods in Yakima.  Work on the West Yakima Irrigation System Phase 2 Improvements project, which began in November of 2014, is nearly complete. The contractor has completed the installation of all

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, April 21st, 2015. Action taken by the Council on April 21st included: –   Setting a May 19th public hearing date on the definition of a “Mission” in various zoning districts –   Referring formation of a law enforcement Critical Response Unit to the

An effort by the City of Yakima to boost the number of people flying into and out of the Yakima Airport in order to convince Alaska Airlines to add a fourth daily flight between Yakima and Seattle has paid off. A marketing campaign called FLYYKM, which the City launched last spring, helped the Yakima Airport

The removal of several trees along a one-block section of Peach Street will result in the daytime closure of that portion of Peach Street on Wednesday, April 22nd, Thursday, April 23rd, and Friday, April 24th. While City of Yakima crews are removing the trees, Peach Street between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue will be closed

Paving activities will occur on Nob Hill Boulevard between South 1st Street and South 6th Street, on Monday, April 20th, resulting in a nighttime closure of the two eastbound travel lanes and center turn lane. A detour will be posted at South 1st Street and South 6th Street. Construction activities may temporarily affect homeowners and