Asphalt work on North 16th Avenue between River Road and Fruitvale Boulevard will result in closures of both northbound and southbound lanes overnight on Friday, August 19th and Saturday, August 20th. Work on the project will take place from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am. Because of heavy traffic volume, drivers can expect delays in the

Water service repairs will disrupt traffic in the northbound and southbound lanes of South 3rd Street on Friday, August 19th and possible Saturday, August 20th.  The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm those days. While the work is underway, traffic along South 3rd Street between Walnut Street and

At the August 16th Yakima City Council business meeting, Councilmember Avina Gutiérrez and Councilmember Holly Cousens relinquished their respective roles as mayor and assistant mayor.  Subsequently, Councilmember Kathy Coffey was elected mayor and Councilmember Carmen Méndez was elected assistant mayor by their fellow Council members. The City of Yakima operates under the Council-Manager form of

The customer service center on the second floor of Yakima City Hall which provides codes, planning, and permit services to the public will close at noon on Friday, August 19th while renovation work is completed. The City’s Engineering Division customer service counter, which is located across the hallway from the Codes/Planning counter, will remain open

A curb replacement project will impact traffic along several blocks of 6th Avenue on Tuesday, August 16th and Wednesday, August 17th. The project will take place on 6th Avenue between Hathaway Street and River Road and will involve removing old and deteriorated curbing along the west side of 6th Avenue and replacing it with new

A road improvement project will impact traffic along several blocks of 80th Avenue from Monday, August 15th through Thursday, August 25th. The project will take place on 80th Avenue between Nob Hill Boulevard and Wide Hollow Road and will involve removing old and deteriorated asphalt and repaving that section of the street. Work on the

A project to repair portions of an at-grade railroad track crossing on Mead Avenue will impact traffic from the early morning of Monday, August 15th until the early evening on Tuesday, August 16th. BNSF Railway crews will be repairing a portion of its tracks that cross Mead Avenue east of Voelker Avenue and west of

A project to replace a manhole cover in the intersection of 9th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard will impact traffic in the area near the intersection for most of the morning on Wednesday, August 10th. City of Yakima Wastewater Division crews will be working on the project between 6:00 am and 12:00 pm on August

Lions Pool, an indoor facility owned and operated by the City of Yakima, will be closed for a little more than three weeks during August so that needed annual maintenance on the pool can be performed. To accommodate the work, Lions Pool will be closed from Monday, August 8th through Sunday, August 28th. Yakima Parks