The installation of new sewer service to a retail center will result in daytime closures of a portion of Fair Avenue tomorrow and Wednesday. Fair Avenue between Nob Hill Boulevard and Lafollette Street will be closed to all traffic from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on both Tuesday, May 12th and Wednesday, May 13th while

A project involving improvements to part of the system used to deliver electricity to local homes and businesses will result in daytime traffic delays at the intersection of 40th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard on Monday, May 11th. Crews from Pacific Power will be stringing new power lines in the area, which will result in

Improvements to several blocks of North 6th Avenue that are being made to accommodate the expansion of neighboring fruit processing facilities will impact traffic from now until late June or early July. The improvements are being made as part of the growth of Washington Fruit & Produce Company operations west of North 6th Avenue and

The installation of new sewer service to a retail center will result in daytime closures of a portion of Fair Avenue during the first three days of next week. Fair Avenue between Nob Hill Boulevard and Lafollette Street will be closed to all traffic from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on both Wednesday, May 7th

As part of its ongoing process to evaluate the potential for establishing a community court, the City of Yakima is sending out a survey to just over 600 people who live or own businesses in the downtown area and the North First Street district to gauge their interest in using the innovative approach to address

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

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