The intersection of Nob Hill Boulevard and 3rd Avenue will be closed overnight starting Monday night, May 17th, through Thursday, May 20th. The closure will be required due to an asphalt grinding project in the intersection. The closure will be in effect during project work hours of 6:30 pm to 5:00 am, Monday through Thursday. … Continued
SunComm, the 9-1-1 and dispatch center serving the City and County of Yakima, is implementing a new application called Smart911. This is a free, subscription-based service that allows the public to provide additional information to the 9-1-1 call taker. The primary focus of this program is households with residents who have special needs. A household … Continued
Effective Monday, June 14th, Yakima Transit is revising Route 4 to serve Chuck Austin Place, 1703 Tahoma Avenue, a new housing development and service hub for veterans. Instead of turning on to Mead Avenue from 16th Avenue, Route 4 will continue down 16th Avenue and turn on Washington Avenue. Route 4 will then turn on … Continued
The public will have its first look at the recently completed Yakima Convention Center expansion project during an open house from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm this Friday, May 14th. During the open house, community members are invited to tour the expansion and ask questions of Convention Center staff. The Yakima Convention Center is located … Continued
Water line work will result in traffic restrictions on South 3rd Avenue between Mead Avenue and Logan Avenue starting Monday, May 10th, through Thursday May 13th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each day. Traffic will be limited to one lane in both directions in the project … Continued
Click the following link for the May 2021 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – Issues Brief is published monthly by the City of Yakima Community Relations Office.
Click the following link for a Northwest Harvest news release announcing plans to build a new distribution center and free grocery store on a 10.5-acre parcel, formerly a drive-in movie theatre in Yakima. The site will become home to a new 200,000 sq. ft. food distribution center and a 4,000 sq. ft. community market/free grocery store, … Continued
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, May 4th. Action taken by the Council yesterday included: Approving extension of Mayoral Proclamation declaring an emergency order due to COVID-19 Issuing a Missing and Unidentified Persons Awareness Month Proclamation Receiving a presentation by Northwest Harvest regarding its new Yakima campus Supporting the Energy Innovation … Continued
Water line work will result in temporary water outages and traffic restrictions on South 1st Street between Mead Avenue and Washington Avenue on Thursday, May 6th and Friday, May 7th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm on Thursday and from 3:00 am to 11:00 am on Friday. … Continued
Traffic will be restricted at the intersection of 3rd Street and Lincoln Avenue on Wednesday morning, May 5th, for traffic signal improvements. Traffic at the intersection will be restricted to one lane in each direction during the project work hours of 8:00 am to 11:30 am this Wednesday. Temporary stop signs will be in place … Continued
