Water service repairs will disrupt traffic in the eastbound lanes of a portion of West Nob Hill Boulevard on Wednesday, August 31st.  The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 5:00 pm. The eastbound and westbound lanes of Nob Hill Boulevard between South 24th Avenue and South 27th Avenue will be … Continued

Utility work will result in the closure of South 2nd Street between East Walnut Street and East Spruce Street on Tuesday, August 30th.  Work on the project will take place from 6:00 am to 3:30 pm. Because of heavy traffic volume, drivers can expect delays in the project area.  Drivers should use alternate routes if … Continued

A tree removal project on 9th Avenue will continue to impact traffic along a one-block section of the street for most of each day through Friday, August 26th. Crews have been working to remove a large tree located in public right-of-way on the west side of the street in the 200 block of 9th Avenue … Continued

A tree removal project on 9th Avenue will impact traffic along a one-block section of the street for most of each day on Tuesday, August 23rd and Wednesday, August 24th. Crews will be working to remove a large tree located in public right-of-way on the west side of the street in the 200 block of … Continued

A road improvement project will impact traffic along several blocks of 80th Avenue from Monday, August 22nd through Thursday, September 1st. The project will take place on 80th Avenue between Nob Hill Boulevard and Wide Hollow Road and will involve removing old and deteriorated asphalt and repaving that section of the street. Work on the … Continued

Traffic signals at the intersection of 16th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard will be shut down temporarily during the morning on Tuesday, August 23rd for a little more than two hours while a signal cabinet is changed out at that location. City of Yakima crews will be working on installing a new signal controller at … Continued

Asphalt work on North 16th Avenue between River Road and Fruitvale Boulevard will result in closures of both northbound and southbound lanes overnight on Friday, August 19th and Saturday, August 20th. Work on the project will take place from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am. Because of heavy traffic volume, drivers can expect delays in the … Continued

Water service repairs will disrupt traffic in the northbound and southbound lanes of South 3rd Street on Friday, August 19th and possible Saturday, August 20th.  The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm those days. While the work is underway, traffic along South 3rd Street between Walnut Street and … Continued

At the August 16th Yakima City Council business meeting, Councilmember Avina Gutiérrez and Councilmember Holly Cousens relinquished their respective roles as mayor and assistant mayor.  Subsequently, Councilmember Kathy Coffey was elected mayor and Councilmember Carmen Méndez was elected assistant mayor by their fellow Council members. The City of Yakima operates under the Council-Manager form of … Continued