During initial construction of the wastewater system in the northeast project area, the amount of ground water was more than anticipated. Due to the high ground water conditions, work will move to the south central area of Yakima. As a result, 10th Avenue will be closed with “local access only” from Mead Avenue to Spokane Street beginning Monday, July 7th.
Work in the south central area is expected to last into August.
Construction will return to the northeast area this fall, when ground water conditions are expected to improve. The project is expected to be completed February 2026.
This is an important project for City of Yakima, to construct new water and wastewater systems in the northeast and south central areas of the city. The northeast area work will include areas along North 3rd Street, North 4th Street, East Q Street, East O Street and Oak Street. South central area improvements will include South 10th Avenue and Woodland Avenue.
Roads will remain open to local traffic and driveway access will be maintained throughout the project.
Traffic control devices will be in place during construction to direct traffic around the immediate areas of construction. Temporary road closures may be necessary at times, although detours will be in place to provide local access.
Once the new water system is installed, there will be temporary water outages while the new system is being placed into service. A minimum of 24-hours advance notice will be provided for all scheduled water outages.
Contact Water/Irrigation Engineer Chad Redick at 509-575-6204 or chad.redick@yakimawa.gov for more information about the project.