traffic delays

As was the case a week ago, the installation of fiber optic lines in the west part of Yakima will interrupt the traffic signal at 56th Avenue and Summitview Avenue from mid-morning until mid afternoon this Thursday. The traffic signal at the busy intersection will be placed in the flashing mode while the fiber optic line installation project is underway...

Drivers are encouraged to avoid the section of North 1 Street between I Street and R Street from Monday, August 27 through Thursday, August 30 while a grind and overlay paving project is underway. City of Yakima crews will be working those days in the southbound lanes of North 1 Street from 5:30 am to 4:00 pm...

Crews are once again blasting in an area near the snowshed this week that could bring down a substantial amount of debris onto Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass, resulting in a closure that could last longer than an hour. The Washington State Department of Transportation and contractor crews will close the pass at 7:30 p...

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...

Drivers are encouraged to avoid portions of “I” Street and 5th Avenue next Monday and Tuesday while a crack-sealing project on those roads is underway. Beginning on Monday, July 16, City of Yakima crews will be crack-sealing “I” Street...

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...

Work continues on the new Eisenhower High School. The sidewalk on the south side of Tieton Drive will be closed from 40th Avenue to 44th Avenue until the work is complete. The bus stop on Tieton Drive will remain open. Motorists and pedestrians are advised to be aware of heavy equipment...

Some delays if you are driving across Snoqualmie pass this week. Rock blasting on Snoqualmie Pass is going to take place later at night. Drivers need to prepare for an hour of added travel time for blasting, but also additional time for construction east of the pass on Interstate 90...

While a grind and overlay project is underway, D Street between 1st Street and 3rd Avenue will be closed to traffic from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m daily from May 14 to May 17. Additionally, Front Street will be closed to southbound traffic at E Street, although northbound traffic will still be allowed on Front Street...

Drivers traveling on Interstate 90 between Easton (milepost 70) and Cle Elum (milepost 80) need to plan for added travel time this week due to single lane closures. Today, April 9 through Friday, April 13, during the day, crews will close a single lane in the eastbound and westbound lanes between Easton (milepost 70) and Cle Elum (milepost 80)...