Potholes are not uncommon this time of the year due to the \u201cfreeze-thaw cycle\u201d Yakima experiences when precipitation, in the form of rain and\/or snow, seeps into small cracks within the asphalt pavement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cfreeze-thaw cycle\u201d causes moisture to contract and expand; increasing the size of the cracks. As vehicles travel over these cracks, the asphalt pavement begins to loosen, thereby creating potholes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
City crews continually monitor for potholes, repairing them as quickly as possible to reduce further damage to the roadway and to ensure safety for drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With over 400-miles of streets in the City of Yakima, the City is asking for help in reporting potholes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHaving residents and community members reporting the locations of potholes, greatly assists Public Works in their effort in repairing them in a timely manner,\u201d said Public Works Director Scott Schafer. \u201cMore eyes on an issue provide for better results.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Potholes can be reported using the City\u2019s \u201cYak Back\u201d feature at https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/yak-back\/<\/a> or calling the City\u2019s Street Repair Hotline at (509) 576-6713.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Potholes are not uncommon this time of the year due to the \u201cfreeze-thaw cycle\u201d Yakima experiences when precipitation, in the form of rain and\/or snow, seeps into small cracks within the asphalt pavement. The \u201cfreeze-thaw cycle\u201d causes moisture to contract and expand; increasing the size of the cracks. As vehicles travel over these cracks, the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11580,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11578\/revisions\/11580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}