{"id":632,"date":"2013-05-29T01:40:47","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T08:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=632"},"modified":"2013-05-29T13:30:40","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T20:30:40","slug":"8th-ave-closure-for-grind-and-overlay-extended-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/8th-ave-closure-for-grind-and-overlay-extended-again\/","title":{"rendered":"8th Ave Closure for Grind and Overlay Extended Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The closure of the one-block section of 8<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue between Mead Avenue and Logan Avenue will remain in effect most likely through the first week of June while a grind and overlay paving project is being completed.<\/p>\n<p>The closure, which began on May 8<sup>th<\/sup>, has been extended because additional work on utility lines in the area needs to be completed and because crews have had to deal with unforeseen groundwater and weather issues.<\/p>\n<p>As the 8<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue grind and overlay project continues, the street will remain closed between Mead Avenue and Logan Avenue.\u00a0 The street is being opened to local traffic only during 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 is being maintained and emergency vehicles are being allowed through the project area when necessary.<\/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>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 this project, 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\/8th-Ave-Grind-and-Overlay-Closure-Extended-Again-News-Release.pdf\">8th Ave Grind and Overlay Closure Extended Again &#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>The closure of the one-block section of 8th Avenue between Mead Avenue and Logan Avenue will remain in effect most likely through the first week of June while a grind and overlay paving project is being completed. The closure, which began on May 8th, has been extended because additional work on utility lines in the<\/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-632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632","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=632"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":639,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632\/revisions\/639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}