It's that time of year -- Washington State Department of Transportation construction projects are gearing up. And the Union Gap area is getting its share.
Dozer Day is on the way!
Yup, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday (March 18-19) at State Fair Park, 1301 S. Fair Ave., kids' biggest dreams can come true: They'll have the chance to play in the dirt and operate heavy construction equipment!
It's almost like going to the fair -- except the rides are even better, since YOU get to drive!
When I was a kid I played with Tonka trucks. If Dozer Day was around then I would have been in heaven! It wasn't around in 1969, but it's here now, back at State Fair Park this Saturday and Sunday (March 19-20). It's an annual event full of family fun sponsored by the Central Washington Home Builders Association that "puts kids – actually on and operating -- dump trucks, dozers and excavators
The installation of new sewer service to a retail business will result in daytime closures of a portion of Fair Avenue during the first three days of this week.
Washington State Department of Transportation crews will be repairing a section of the highway south of Selah near the Yakima and Naches river bridges starting on Thursday morning.
I often hear of Yakimanians complaining about the roads or how there is nothing to do in town. The latest edition of Yakima Now, the City of Yakima’s local video magazine show, produced and hosted by my good friend Sean Davido is currently airing on Y-PAC channel 22, Charter Cable will give you some insight into exactly just what the City is up to.
The Washington State Department of Transportation and the Nile Valley community will celebrate the opening of a new section of State Route 410 that eliminates a 20-minute detour through the Nile Valley west of Naches.
Drivers are being encouraged to avoid the intersection of 5th Avenue and Tieton Drive most of next week while a grind and overlay project is underway.
From next Monday, July 11th through next Thursday, July 14th, the intersection will be closed to traffic each day from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm...