A three-block section of Pacific Avenue will be closed to all traffic for most of the day from now through July 30th while crews repair and repave the street. Pacific between 6th Street and 9th Street will be closed from 5:30 am to 4:00 pm while the project is underway. Detour routes will available to

The New Schanno Canal Company, a private provider of irrigation water to the City of Yakima’s Lenox System and 9th Avenue System, has been experiencing problems with its delivery system recently. In order to determine the cause of the delivery system problems and to initiate repairs, the New Schanno canal will be temporarily shut down

A citywide street repaving project that began in mid May and will continue until this fall will affect traffic in several areas of Yakima from July 7th through July 11th. The City is spending about $15 million dollars this year completing a “grind and overlay” project, which involves removing old and deteriorated asphalt and replacing

A two-block section of Occidental Road will be closed to all traffic for most of the day on both July 7th and July 8th while crews repair and repave the street. Occidental between 68th Avenue and 70th Avenue will be closed from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm on both Monday, July 7th and Tuesday, July

The Yakima Police Department has designated the week of July 7-11 as auto theft prevention week. In an effort to reduce auto theft crimes, YPD has purchased steering wheel lock devices to give away to the citizens of Yakima. Owners of Honda Civics or Accords are able to obtain their free device at these locations:

Perry Tarrant has spent nearly 35 years building an impressive resume that includes extensive law enforcement and emergency management experience. Tarrant will now apply that wealth of experience to helping the Yakima Gang Free Initiative (“GFI”) evolve into full operational mode while also overseeing the City of Yakima’s emergency preparedness efforts. As of July 1st,

A citywide street repaving project that began in mid May and will continue until this fall will affect traffic in several areas of Yakima from June 30th through July 3rd. The City is spending about $15 million dollars this year completing a “grind and overlay” project, which involves removing old and deteriorated asphalt and replacing

The removal of an old water meter will disrupt traffic on South 5th Avenue between Walnut Avenue and Tieton Drive on Monday, June 30th. The work will begin at 4:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction through the work zone. The water meter

GOING TO THE YAKIMA 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION? YAKIMA TRANSIT’S SHUTTLEBUS MAKES GETTING THERE AND BACK FAST, EASY, FUN AND FREE! SHUTTLEBUS SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED FROM THREE FREE PARK AND RIDE LOCATIONS -GATEWAY CENTER (ON FAIR AVENUE IN FRONT OF OFFICE MAX), EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL ON TIETON DRIVE AND A NEW LOCATION -HOLY FAMILY