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

An effort by the City of Yakima to boost the number of people flying into and out of the Yakima Airport in order to convince Alaska Airlines to add a fourth daily flight between Yakima and Seattle has paid off. A marketing campaign called FLYYKM, which the City launched last spring, helped the Yakima Airport

The removal of several trees along a one-block section of Peach Street will result in the daytime closure of that portion of Peach Street on Wednesday, April 22nd, Thursday, April 23rd, and Friday, April 24th. While City of Yakima crews are removing the trees, Peach Street between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue will be closed

Paving activities will occur on Nob Hill Boulevard between South 1st Street and South 6th Street, on Monday, April 20th, resulting in a nighttime closure of the two eastbound travel lanes and center turn lane. A detour will be posted at South 1st Street and South 6th Street. Construction activities may temporarily affect homeowners and