{"id":15518,"date":"2025-07-25T10:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T17:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=15518"},"modified":"2025-07-25T10:58:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T17:58:05","slug":"phase-3-begins-for-72nd-and-washington-roundabout-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/phase-3-begins-for-72nd-and-washington-roundabout-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Phase 3 Begins for 72nd and Washington Roundabout Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The next phase of the 72<sup>nd<\/sup> Avenue and Washington Avenue roundabout project begins Monday, July 28<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This third phase will require closing the intersection to all traffic 24\/7 from July 28<sup>th<\/sup> through September 12<sup>th<\/sup>. Detours will be provided via Nob Hill Boulevard, 64<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue and Occidental Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The closure will allow for underground work and paving to occur with the least amount of disruption to the public as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traffic is expected to have full access to the completed roundabout on September 12<sup>th<\/sup>, two months ahead of the original schedule of mid-November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access to homes and businesses in the project area will be maintained as best as possible. Emergency vehicles will be allowed through the project area as necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drivers are asked to follow all detours and traffic laws to ensure safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traffic delays in the project area are likely to occur.&nbsp;Drivers should use alternate routes if possible until the project is completed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, the schedule for this type of project is subject to change daily dependent on weather, equipment failure, and emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roundabout construction at 72<sup>nd<\/sup> and Washington is funded entirely by state grants. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/traffic-revisions-at-72nd-and-washington-for-roundabout-construction\/\">first<\/a> of four phases on this project began June 16<sup>th<\/sup>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/phase-2-begins-for-72nd-and-washington-roundabout-construction\/\">Phase 2<\/a> began June 30<sup>th<\/sup>, with Phase 3 scheduled to start July 28<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Updated traffic alerts will be posted on City of Yakima communications platforms, including the City website and social media accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more about the project call City of Yakima Chief Engineer Dana Kallevig at 509-575-6048.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Updated traffic impacts for this and other City of Yakima public works projects are also available via a \u201cPoint of Interest\u201d atop the City website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/points-of-interest\/know-before-you-go\/\">Know before you go | Points of Interest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/72nd-Ave-Phase-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/72nd-Ave-Phase-3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15523\" style=\"width:599px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/72nd-Ave-Phase-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/72nd-Ave-Phase-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/72nd-Ave-Phase-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/72nd-Ave-Phase-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/72nd-Ave-Phase-3-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/72nd-Ave-Phase-3-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next phase of the 72nd Avenue and Washington Avenue roundabout project begins Monday, July 28th. This third phase will require closing the intersection to all traffic 24\/7 from July 28th through September 12th. Detours will be provided via Nob Hill Boulevard, 64th Avenue and Occidental Road. The closure will allow for underground work and<\/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-15518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15518","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=15518"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15526,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15518\/revisions\/15526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}