{"id":2060,"date":"2014-08-29T15:32:13","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T22:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2014-08-29T15:32:13","modified_gmt":"2014-08-29T22:32:13","slug":"citywide-road-resurfacing-project-update-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/citywide-road-resurfacing-project-update-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Citywide Road Resurfacing Project Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

A citywide street repaving project that began about four months ago and will continue until this fall will affect traffic in several areas of Yakima from September 2nd<\/sup> through September 5th<\/sup>. The project involves reconditioning more than 90 lane miles of roads and will cost a total of $15 million. The \u201cgrind and overlay\u201d project is now about 40% complete.<\/p>\n

From Tuesday, September 2nd<\/sup> through Friday, September 5th<\/sup>, periodic lane closures will occur each day from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm on MLK, Jr. Boulevard from Pierce Street to 1st<\/sup> Avenue, MLK, Jr. Boulevard from 1st<\/sup> Street to 8th<\/sup> Street, Lincoln Avenue from 6th<\/sup> Avenue to 16th<\/sup> Avenue, Mead Avenue from Pleasant Avenue to Fair Avenue, 3rd<\/sup> Avenue from Walnut Street to D Street, 4th<\/sup> Avenue from Tieton Drive to Lincoln Avenue, 5th<\/sup> Avenue from Tieton Drive to Lincoln Avenue.<\/p>\n

Various sections of the following streets will be also be completely closed to traffic overnight from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am on different days during the week of September 2nd<\/sup> to September 5th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16th<\/sup> Avenue from Nob Hill Boulevard to Englewood Avenue<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4th<\/sup> Avenue from Tieton Drive to Lincoln Avenue<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3rd<\/sup> Avenue from Walnut Street to D Street<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6th<\/sup> Street from Pacific Avenue to Lincoln Avenue<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D Street from 1st<\/sup> Street to 5th<\/sup> Avenue<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lincoln Avenue from 6th<\/sup> Avenue to 16th<\/sup> Avenue<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MLK, Jr. Boulevard from Pierce Street to 1st<\/sup> Avenue<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yakima Avenue from 12th<\/sup> Avenue to 16th<\/sup> Avenue<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walnut Street from 1st<\/sup> Street to 8th<\/sup> Avenue<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nob Hill Boulevard from 3rd<\/sup> Avenue to 1st<\/sup> Street<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington Avenue from 1st<\/sup> Street to 16th<\/sup> Avenue<\/p>\n

Detour routes will be in place so drivers can go around the closed portions of those streets.<\/p>\n

A map showing the sections of roads that will be repaved during the project is posted on the City\u2019s website at https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/apps\/streets\/resurfacing\/<\/a>. Updated travel alerts related to the resurfacing project can also be found by clicking on that link.<\/p>\n

While the grind and overlay work is underway, traffic delays in the project areas will occur. Drivers should use alternate routes if possible until the work is completed.<\/p>\n

Access to homes and businesses in the project areas will be maintained as best as possible and emergency vehicles will be allowed through the project areas if necessary.<\/p>\n

As always, the schedule for these types of projects is subject to change daily dependent on weather, equipment failure, and emergencies.<\/p>\n

For additional information regarding the grind and overlay project, contact Senior Engineer Bob Desgrosellier at 575-6228.<\/p>\n

Grind and Overlay Project Update – News Release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A citywide street repaving project that began about four months ago and will continue until this fall will affect traffic in several areas of Yakima from September 2nd through September 5th. The project involves reconditioning more than 90 lane miles of roads and will cost a total of $15 million. The \u201cgrind and overlay\u201d project<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2060"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2062,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions\/2062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}