West Hills Area Natural Gas Project

August 25, 2017 West Hills Area Natural Gas Main Replacement Project Update - KUB Underground Construction crews have installed approximately 1,300 feet of natural gas main on Bennington Drive.

Main installation will continue in the Bennington Drive area next week as crews proceed through the Vanosdale Road intersection. Boring crews are scheduled to begin work on Sheffield Drive and Corteland Drive next week.

Tie-up crews will begin connecting sections of main on Bennington Drive after Labor Day.

As a reminder, this project is scheduled to be completed in four zones over the next 18-24 months. Please see the Project Information Sheet & Map in the column to the right for more details related to this project.

This work may require temporary lane closures in the immediate work zone. Motorists and residents are also reminded to watch for the presence of workers, equipment, and vehicles in the area.

KUB will post weekly updates on this blog for the duration of the project.

Segments of  plastic natural gas pipe installed by boring machine on Bennington Drive. Crews will return next week to connect the mains and complete installation.

West Hills Area Natural Gas Project

August 18, 2017 West Hills Area Natural Gas Main Replacement Project Update – KUB Underground Construction crews mobilized onsite this past week and began potholing (minor excavation to locate existing utilities).

Crews also installed approximately 540 feet of 2” plastic natural gas main on Bennington Drive, between Chesterfield Drive and Sheffield Drive.

Work will continue in the Bennington Drive area next week as additional crews connect the newly installed sections of main.

As a reminder, this project is scheduled to be completed in four zones over the next 18-24 months. Please see the Project Information Sheet & Map in the column to the right for more details related to this project.

This work may require temporary lane closures in the immediate work zone. Motorists and residents are also reminded to watch for the presence of workers, equipment, and vehicles in the area.

KUB will post weekly updates on this blog for the duration of the project.

West Hills Area Natural Gas Project

August 11, 2017 West Hills Area Natural Gas Main Replacement Project Update – KUB Underground Construction is scheduled to begin construction activity on Monday, August 14, as boring crews start pipeline installation on Bennington Drive, near Vanosdale Road.

Additional crews will begin work in this same area the following week to connect the new sections of pipe.

As a reminder, this project is scheduled to be completed in four zones over the next 18-24 months. Please see the Project Information Sheet & Map in the column to the right for more details related to this project.

This work may require temporary lane closures in the immediate work zone. Motorists and residents are also reminded to watch for the presence of workers, equipment, and vehicles in the area.

KUB will post weekly updates on this blog for the duration of the project.

Project Update N. Central Streetscapes - Completion

NEWS RELEASE

August 4, 2017                                 

KUB and Contractor Complete Utility Portion of N. Central Streetscapes Project

KUB and its contractor, Adams and Sons, Inc., have completed the $1.85 million water main replacement project along a 12-block section of N. Central Street from the area near Depot Avenue in the Old City up to the Woodland Avenue intersection in the historic Happy Holler area. Crews also replaced a section of water main on Fifth Avenue, between Lamar Street and Williams Street as part of this project.

KUB’s utility work was completed ahead of the City of Knoxville’s multi-million dollar Streetscapes project, which will include sidewalk improvements, new curbs, “bulb outs” and other features to improve pedestrian safety; better-defined on-street parking; better-marked bike lanes; landscaping; and resurfacing. One of the most visible aspects of the City’s streetscape project will be the creation of a new linear park between Pearl Place and Baxter Avenue – a block with enhanced landscaping, benches and other amenities.

For more information on the City’s ongoing streetscapes project, please visit http://www.knoxvilletn.gov/centralstreet.

The utility portion of the project, which began in late October 2016 and wrapped up the last week of July, included the following utility infrastructure upgrades:

Water main installed: 8,335 feet

16-inch: 1,144 feet

12-inch: 692 feet

8-inch: 6,493 feet

6-inch: 604 feet

Fire Hydrants replaced/installed: 21

Water Service Connections: 69

All traffic control measures related to KUB’s utility work along this stretch of N. Central Street have been removed, and flow has been restored to normal.

KUB thanks its customers and City of Knoxville for their patience and cooperation as this project was completed.

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