Streets Division

Public Works crew working on sidewalk project.

As with most small communities, the streets department competes directly with current expense fund accounts in providing services to its residents.  Even with the tight budgets, the City of Wapato has managed to complete projects on South Camas Avenue, Wapato Avenue (in the downtown section), and Donald Road within recent years.  Currently, a major street project is in the design stage for North Track Road on either side of Donald Road, thus completing this major transportation link to the city limits. This project is primarily being funded through the State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) and should be completed in 2008-2009.

Concurrently with the Track Road project, the city is doing the preliminary engineering to resurface the remainder of South Wapato Avenue from 5th street to 9th street.  This project includes, along with resurfacing, an element of installing some much needed handicap ramps at each intersection.  The city is hopeful that this project will be completed in 2007. 

Future Streets Projects

The following is a list of street projects which are included on the City’s Six(6) Year Transportation Improvement Program.  This project listing is updated each year and approved by City Council resolution prior to submitting to the State Department of Transportation.  The estimated cost of these improvements is 6 million dollars.  A majority of these funds come from State or Federal funding sources.  For detail information related to any of these projects contact the Public Works Department.

• Track Road Phase 1
• Track Road Phase 2
• Intersection Signal—Donald Road & Track Rd.
• Asphalt Overlay on Local Streets
• Central Street Improvements
• Lincoln Street Improvements
• Harding Street Improvements
• East “A” Street
• Ahtanum Street Improvements phase 1
• ADA Improvements—Various location
• Trader Street
• Resurface South-Camas Street
• Traffic Congestion Study—Donald Rd.
• Intersection Signal Improvement—West 1st and Ahtanum
• Pedestrian Improvements-- 9th Street
• Dove Lane widening and Reconstruction
• South Wapato Resurfacing
• Resurfacing Yakima Ave.
• Intersection School Signal—Camas Street and Dove Lane