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Yakima city crews have been busy this summer with road and signal work and the work continues on Wednesday, August 31.

A press release says the traffic signal will not be in operation during the work hours.

The work continues this week with a pavement markings painting project that will impact traffic on a section of Yakima Avenue for most of each morning on Monday, August 8th, and Tuesday, August 9th.

Yakima city officials say the work on Wednesday is one in a series of 11 traffic signal upgrades

City officials say they'll be upgrading the traffic signal at the intersection of 2nd Street and Yakima Avenue Wednesday, June 29.

The walk starts at 1:00 pm Saturday at Yakima's Grace of Christ Presbyterian Church, at 9 South 8th Ave.

Officers were called to the area of 3rd Avenue and Yakima Avenue at about 7:00PM where they found a victim.

Yakima Police are patrolling the grounds but they are not enforcing any mask mandates.

Drivers are reminded that the speed limit through all traffic-related work zones within the City of Yakima is 20 miles-per-hour.

Drivers should use alternate routes if possible until the work is completed.