Gilbert Drive from Yakima Avenue to Barge Street will be closed one additional day through next Tuesday, April 28th, due to a project delay.  The project addresses drainage issues and repairs a section of roadway. It was originally scheduled to end Monday, April 27th, but the closure is extended through next Tuesday due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.  Access is maintained to adjacent properties

Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard will be one lane each way between 4th Street and Naches Avenue from 9 am to 4 pm tomorrow, Thursday, April 23rd.  Lane closures are required for a tree removal project in the area.  Access will be maintained to properties in the project area.  Drivers are asked to consider alternate routes if possible as there may be traffic

Yakima City Council has a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 21st, at 5:30 pm.  Some of the agenda items for the April 21st regular meeting include:  Click the following link for the entire April 21st meeting agenda packet – Agenda – Default  Click Agendas and Minutes | City Council (yakimawa.gov) to sign up for e-mail notification when agendas are published for upcoming meetings.  The April 21st meeting will be held via Zoom and in person at

Gilbert Drive will be closed from Yakima Avenue to Barge Street from Monday, April 20th, through Monday, April 27th,   The closure is required for a project to address drainage issues and repair a section of roadway on Gilbert Dr.   Access will be maintained to adjacent properties within the project areas.  Drivers are encouraged to avoid this location, which will remain open to local traffic only, Gilbert Drive will be closed to through traffic.   As

Drivers are encountering the following at the intersection of Fair Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard starting this morning, Monday, April 13th, and continuing through the end of April:  The above closures are in effect 24/7 through April 30th. They are required so crews can complete roadway surfacing for a Nob Hill/Fair Avenue project that began last year.  Access is maintained

Yakima City Council has a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 14th, at 5:30 pm.  Some of the agenda items for the April 14th regular meeting include:  Click the following link for the entire April 14th meeting agenda packet – Agenda – Default  Click Agendas and Minutes | City Council (yakimawa.gov) to sign up for e-mail notification when agendas are published for upcoming meetings.  The April 14th meeting will be held via Zoom and in person at

A statewide drought (with limited exceptions) was declared April 8th, 2026, for the fourth consecutive year. The declaration includes the Yakima River Basin due to extremely low snowpack. It gives the Department of Ecology additional resources to provide assistance to qualifying public entities who may be adversely impacted by drought conditions, including $3 million in drought response grants (https://ecology.wa.gov/Water-Shorelines/Water-supply/Water-availability/Statewide-conditions/Drought-response ).  The City of Yakima provides domestic water service to over

A closure of 72nd Avenue and Washington Avenue for roundabout work is extended through Sunday evening, April 12th.  Work began on Monday, April 6th. The intersection was originally scheduled to re-open Friday, April 10th.  Detours are provided. Access is maintained to properties in the area.  Upgrades for the new roundabout were completed in September 2025. Concrete that was used in the island portion of

The closure of Adams Street between S. 8th Street and S. 9th Street is extended to 3 pm Monday, April 13th.  A stormwater project to restore curb and gutter on Adams Street began last Friday, April 3rd. The original schedule called for Adams Street to re-open tomorrow, Friday, April 10th.  However, work was impacted by unsuitable soil conditions. That has