Yakima Gets Decked Out For Christmas

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas—or at least it will be later this week as
crews from the City of Yakima begin installing approximately 80 lighted holiday
decorations in Downtown Yakima.
A City of Yakima News Release states - The operation gets underway on Wednesday, November 18th and city officials caution
traffic will be restricted at times to a single lane to permit City trucks and equipment
access to overhead street light and utility poles. The restrictions will only affect traffic in
the immediate area where crews are working.

The work will begin around 9:00 am along the south side of Yakima Avenue and
continue eastward. Once that work is completed, crews will move to the north side of
Yakima Avenue near the Yakima Convention Center and continue west to 1st Street.

Decorations will also be hung along 1st street between Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and
Walnut Avenue. The work is expected to be completed by noon on Wednesday.
As always, schedules for these types of projects are subject to change because of
weather, equipment failure, and emergencies.

For additional information about the holiday decoration installation process, please
contact Yakima Senior Traffic Systems Technician Dan Nickoloff at 576-6746.