{"id":581,"date":"2013-05-07T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T17:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=581"},"modified":"2013-05-07T10:00:51","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T17:00:51","slug":"grind-and-overlay-project-will-close-section-of-8th-ave-during-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/grind-and-overlay-project-will-close-section-of-8th-ave-during-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Grind and Overlay Project Will Close Section of 8th Ave During the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning on Wednesday May 8<sup>th<\/sup>, the one-block section of 8<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue between Mead Avenue and Logan Avenue will be closed during daytime hours while a grind and overlay paving project is underway.\u00a0 The project is expected to take about a week to complete.<\/p>\n<p>The work on 8<sup>th<\/sup> \u00a0 Avenue marks the start of several grind and overlay projects that will be taking place throughout Yakima the rest of the year.\u00a0 Grinding and overlaying a street involves removing old and deteriorated asphalt and replacing it with new asphalt.\u00a0 Once the process is completed, the drivability and safety of a road surface is significantly improved.<\/p>\n<p>While the 8<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue project is underway, the street will be closed between Mead Avenue and Logan Avenue from 6:00 am until 4:00 pm.\u00a0 The street will be open evenings and overnight.<\/p>\n<p>During the project, traffic delays in the area are likely to occur.\u00a0 Drivers should use alternate routes if possible until the project is completed.<\/p>\n<p>Access to homes and businesses in the area will be maintained and emergency vehicles will be allowed through the project area if necessary.<\/p>\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<p>For additional information regarding these projects, contact Streets and Traffic Manager Joe Rosenlund at 576-6430.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&#8211; end &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Grind-and-Overlay-Project-Will-Close-Section-of-8th-Ave-News-Release.pdf\">Grind and Overlay Project Will Close Section of 8th Ave &#8211; News Release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Streets and Traffic Manager Joe Rosenlund \u2013 576-6430<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Communications &amp; Public Affairs Director Randy Beehler \u2013 901-1142<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning on Wednesday May 8th, the one-block section of 8th Avenue between Mead Avenue and Logan Avenue will be closed during daytime hours while a grind and overlay paving project is underway.\u00a0 The project is expected to take about a week to complete. The work on 8th \u00a0 Avenue marks the start of several grind<\/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-581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581","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=581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":583,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581\/revisions\/583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}