Stormwater Pipe Replacement Will Impact Traffic on Section of Lincoln

The replacement of aging stormwater pipes crossing Lincoln Avenue at 4th Avenue will impact traffic in that area from Monday, October 14th through Thursday, October 17th. Only one westbound lane on Lincoln will be open from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm each day from October 14th through October 17th.  No northbound or southbound traffic will


Volunteer Opportunities on City Boards and Commissions

The Yakima City Council is asking volunteers interested in serving on the City of Yakima Planning Commission, the Public Facilities Board, and as a youth member on the Parks and Recreation Commission to submit applications to the City Clerk’s office. The Planning Commission, the Public Facilities Board, and the Parks and Recreation Commission (youth member)


Road Resurfacing Project to Impact Daytime Traffic at 34th and Englewood

Annual street maintenance work by City of Yakima Streets Division crews will impact daytime traffic at the intersection of 34th Avenue and Englewood Avenue from Wednesday, October 2nd through Friday, October 4th. The 34th Avenue and Englewood intersection will be closed to through traffic from 7:00 am until 3:30 pm each day on Wednesday, October


Yakima Irrigation Season Shutdown

Tuesday, October 15th marks the end of the irrigation season for the vast majority of residential and business customers in Yakima.  That’s the day that the systems operated by the City of Yakima’s Water/Irrigation Division will be shut off until next spring. The few other irrigation systems that operate independently from the City systems will


Windows Alive! Project to Open With Kickoff Reception

Earlier this year, the Yakima Arts Commission, an advisory group appointed by the Yakima City Council, developed an idea to harness the creativity of Central Washington artists to help invigorate windows of empty downtown storefronts by displaying their work as part of a new project called, “Windows Alive!”.  Based on similar projects that have proven


Citywide Grind and Overlay Project Continuing

Work on the City of Yakima’s ongoing grind and overlay project will impact traffic from September 23rd through September 27th on 16th Avenue and 40th Avenue as well as roads in the surrounding areas. Beginning on the evening of Monday, September 23rd and lasting through the morning of Friday, September 27th, significant activity along 40th


Citywide Road Resurfacing Project Continues

An ongoing project to resurface several key sections of Yakima streets this summer and fall will impact traffic on sections of 16th Avenue, Walnut Street, 40th Avenue, and Summitview Avenue and Tieton Drive from September 16th through September 19th. The intersection of 40th Avenue & Tieton Drive will be closed Monday, September 16th at 8:00


September 2013 City of Yakima Issues Brief

In this edition of the City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter: – SunComm Staging 6th Annual Breast Cancer Fundraiser – Yakima Drinking Water Plant Receives Prestigious Award – MLK, Jr. Boulevard Underpass Project is On Track September 2013 Issues Brief