I-82 roadwork

Drivers traveling on Interstate 82 at night will run into ramp closures this week at the Yakima Avenue interchange.

UNION GAP, Wash.-- Drivers who use First Street in Yakima and Union Gap can expect to see more police patrols along the roadway. It is part of a two year project to improve safety along the busy corridor. About $400,000 of state grant money will pay for the project...

Traffic on I-82, over the East Selah Road bridge, Exit 29, north of Yakima, will be restricted to one lane for three weeks as the Washington State Department of Transportation and its contractor rehabilitate the pavement on the bridge deck...

Eastbound exit 50 on I-82 will be closed June 7 through June 9. Use exit 52 instead to get to Buena, Toppenish, and Zillah. State Route 22 from the interstate through Toppenish will be down to one lane through June 22. Washington State Department of Transportation crews will be paving in that area...

Yakima County Commissioners officially rejected three proposals for a new East to West corridor from Yakima to Terrace Heights.  County engineers say environmental concerns were a big reason. The corridor project is exploring an alternative route to connect Yakima and Terrace Heights near the old mill site.

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