Installation of a water line will result in the closure of East Walnut Street between South 7th Street and South 8th Street on Wednesday, October 8th. 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 in
Water service repairs will disrupt traffic in the westbound and eastbound lanes on East Beech Street on Wednesday, October 8th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Traffic will be controlled by on-site flaggers. Because of heavy traffic volume, motorists can expect delays in the project area. Drivers
An ongoing citywide street repaving project that began in May will affect traffic in several areas of Yakima from October 6th through October 9th. The project involves reconditioning more than 90 lane miles of roads and will cost a total of $15 million. From Monday, October 6th through Thursday, October 9th, periodic lane closures will
The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, October 7th, 2014. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the October 7th agenda include: – Final design presentation for downtown central plaza – Recognition of retired police officer Wayne Haubrich – Engineering contract for environmental clean up of
Replacement of a water service line will result in the closure of South 32nd Avenue between Webster Avenue and West Arlington Street on Friday, October 3rd. The work will begin at 8:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Detours around the construction site will be available, but because of heavy traffic volume in
After having gathered ideas and input at multiple public meetings, through a community-wide survey, and during several City Council sessions, the top notch design team that has been working on concepts for a potential Downtown Yakima Central Plaza will reveal its finished, final design on Monday, October 6th at the Seasons Performance Hall. The design
The City of Yakima’s successful efforts to boost the number of people flying in and out of the Yakima Airport have gotten a helping hand from the U.S. Department of Transportation in the form of a $290,000 Small Communities Air Service Development Program (“SCASDP”) grant. The City plans to utilize the SCASDP grant to both
The Yakima City Council held a special meeting and study session on Tuesday, September 30th, 2014. Action taken by the Council on September 30th included: – Approval of a proposed redistricting plan for the election of City Council members – Future consideration of budget requests to raise water, wastewater and stormwater utility rates in 2015
Installation of speed bumps will impact drivers during most of the day on October 1st on the portion of 45th Avenue between Summitview Avenue and Chestnut Avenue. That section of 45th Avenue will be closed to all through traffic on Wednesday, October 1st from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm while the speed bumps project is
The City of Yakima and the American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) will present separate proposals to a federal judge this Friday, October 3rd in response to the judge’s August 22nd ruling that requires the City’s current method of electing Council members to change. In his August ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Rice determined that
