Traffic on a two-block section of North Front Street will be impacted while brick pavers in the Historic District are cleaned on February 17th and 18th. Crews from the City of Yakima Streets Division will be cleaning the brick pavers in the southbound lane of North Front Street between Yakima Avenue and MLK, Jr. Boulevard
P.O.W. Contracting, Inc., a Pasco-based construction firm, is the primary contractor for an approximately $980,000 project that will improve the irrigation system in several neighborhoods in Yakima. Work on the West Yakima Irrigation System Phase 2 Improvements project is nearly complete and will be finished in time for the start of the 2015 irrigation season
A one-block section of Barge Street will be closed to all traffic for most of this week while the roadway is prepared for repaving. From Tuesday, February 10th through Friday, February 13th, Barge between 48th Avenue and 49th Avenue will be closed while crews from the City of Yakima Streets & Traffic Division remove deteriorating
Yakima City Council Meeting Review The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015. Action taken by the Council on February 3rd included: – Appointing Roger Lewis to the Yakima Parks & Recreation Commission – Setting the date for a public hearing on March 3rd regarding the
Under the Washington State Growth Management Act, local governments in the state have to adopt, regularly amend, and periodically update an Urban Area Comprehensive Plan. The plan helps guide long-range land use policy in urban areas by establishing a community vision for effectively managing growth over a twenty-year period. Originally adopted by the Yakima City
Installation of a new water line will result in the closure of South 10th Avenue between West Prasch Avenue and West Viola Avenue on Thursday, February 5th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Detours around the construction site will be available, but because of heavy traffic volume
The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the February 3rd agenda include: – Council direction on potential and pending items before the state legislature – An agreement with the Downtown Association of Yakima for beautification,
The City of Yakima and Townsquare Media invite all Seahawk fans, whether you’re a lifelong diehard or a newly-minted 12, to don your blue and green and celebrate the Seahawks second straight trip to the Super Bowl by joining in a Yakima All-City Seahawks Rally on Blue Friday, January 30th from 6:00 pm to 7:00
In preparation for construction work to begin on a new observation deck, the water level at the Randall Park pond needs to be lowered. Visitors to the park will begin noticing the change this week. “Lowering the water level will be done gradually, and we don’t want anyone to be concerned while the process is
Water service repairs will disrupt traffic in the eastbound lanes of a portion of Nob Hill Boulevard on Monday, January 26th. 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 8th Street and South Fair Avenue will be restricted while the
