City of Yakima
34th Avenue Roundabouts
Fruitvale Boulevard to 34th Avenue
TIB Award Amount
$2,087,102
Region: Southeast   |   Legislative District: 14   |   Length: 0.15 mi. FY 2025 Urban Arterial Program (UAP)

Existing Conditions

Fruitvale Boulevard is the old State Route 12, and is classified as an Urban Principal Arterial, and a T-2 corridor. Less than 100 feet south of the Fruitvale Boulevard and 34th Avenue intersection, 34th Avenue intersects with River Road (classified as a Major Collector and T-2 corridor.) River Road provides sole access to many of the newer fruit packing and processing facilities, due to close access to US 12, I 82, and the Central Washington Railroad rail line. With the addition of cold storage facilities in the last decade, packing operations occur year-round, so heavy truck traffic and delays are no longer seasonal. Additionally hop processing plants, multi-family housing, and other commercial properties are located further down River Road towards 16th Avenue. With commercial trucking as the primary means of agricultural product movement in Yakima, improving mobility of freight movement in this agricultural business area is important to the community. The geometry of the intersections is challenging because of the skewed angle of Fruitvale Boulevard relative to River Road and N. 34th Ave. It is further complicated by the close proximity of the 2 intersections, and the lack of access control to the adjacent properties on the south side of the intersection. This location which includes two 3-legged intersections, within 100 feet, is very congested, confusing to drivers, and has a history of serious and fatal collisions.

Project Funding

  TIB Funds Local Funds Total Costs
Design 0 0 0
Right of Way 0 0 0
Construction 2,087,102 2,012,898 4,100,000
Project Totals $2,087,102 $2,012,898 $4,100,000

Local Match

TIB Participation Local Match Minimum Local Match
50.9% 49.1% 20%

Summary of Improvements

Description of Improvements

This project improves the functionality and safety of the Fruitvale Boulevard and 34th Avenue intersection by constructing dual roundabouts and realigning the connection of River Road with Fruitvale Boulevard, south of Fruitvale Boulevard and west of 34th Avenue. The project will promote slower speeds with reduction of lane widths and the roundabout geometry. The project will improve safety by including lighting, pedestrian and bicycle facilities to increase awareness of pedestrian and bicyclist presence, reduced crossing distances for pedestrians, turning radius mitigation for Fruitvale Boulevard and River Road intersection by roundabout design, clearing of fixed objects, and better access control by adjacent properties.