West Hills Area Natural Gas Project

October 27, 2017 West Hills Area Natural Gas Main Replacement Project Update – KUB Underground Construction Crews (UGC) continued connecting sections of new natural gas main on Bennington Drive this past week.

Pipeline boring crews continued work on Vanosdale Road this past week.

Work will continue in both the Bennington Drive and Vanosdale Road areas next week, with a boring crew also moving to Corteland Drive. 

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

October 20, 2017 West Hills Area Natural Gas Main Replacement Project Update

KUB Underground Construction Crews (UGC) worked this past week connecting sections of newly-installed natural gas main on Bennington Drive and Sheffield Drive.

Pipeline boring crews worked at the Bennington Drive-Vanosdale Road intersection, and near the entrance to the tennis courts on Sheffield Drive, this past week.

Next week, crews will continue to tie-ins to connect sections of main on Bennington Drive, Sheffield Drive and Vanosdale Road. Natural gas will be added to the new pipe, and customer service line connections will also continue in these areas. UGC boring crews will continue work on Vanosdale Road, progressing approximately 300-feet to the north from the Bennington Drive intersection toward Middlebrook Pike.

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.

KUB Underground Construction Crews work near the intersection of Sheffield Drive and Bennington Drive this past week.

Depot Avenue Area 36-inch Water Transmission Line Project

KUB to Host Public Meeting for Depot Avenue Area Water Line Project 

KUB will host a public meeting on Monday, October 30 at 6 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church (Fellowship Hall-Rear entrance off Lamar Street or Morgan Street), 201 Third Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917, to discuss an upcoming water transmission line project in the Blackstock Avenue, W. Fifth Avenue, W. Depot Avenue, Patton Street, and E. Summit Hill Drive areas. Construction is scheduled to begin in November 2017, with completion in all areas by May 2019.

The meeting will feature a brief presentation outlining the scope of the project and the construction process. Following the presentation, KUB representatives from Engineering and Customer Support will be available to talk with customers one-on-one regarding their specific concerns.

Please see the project information sheet and map below for more details.

Project Information Sheet and Map

West Hills Area Natural Gas Project

October 13, 2017 West Hills Area Natural Gas Main Replacement Project Update – KUB Underground Construction (UGC) Crews finished connecting sections of newly-installed natural gas main on Bennington Drive, between Vanosdale Road and Sheffield Drive, this past week.

Additionally, crews were scheduled to complete boring work on Vanosdale Road this week, and tie-up the sections of main at the Bennington Drive and Vanosdale Road intersection next week. Once the intersection tie-in is completed, the pipeline will be filled with natural gas, and crews will begin connecting existing customer service lines to the main.

All potholing excavation work to locate existing utilities has been completed on Corteland Drive, between Bennington Drive and Sheffield Drive. There are two short sections of pipe to bore on Bennington Drive next week, then the crew will move to begin boring work on Corteland Drive.

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

October 6, 2017 West Hills Area Natural Gas Main Replacement Project Update – KUB Underground Construction (UGC) Crews bored in 320 feet of new plastic natural gas main this past week, bringing the overall amount of main installed to date to 2,675.

The boring crew is currently working at the intersection of Sheffield Drive and Corteland Drive.

The UGC tie-up crew moved onsite this past week and began connecting sections of new natural gas main on Bennington Drive, between Sheffield Drive and Corteland Drive (east).

Both the boring and tie-up crews will be onsite all next week, weather permitting.

Crews will begin work connecting customers’ service lines once all sections of the new main have been connected in this area.

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.

KUB Underground Construction crews excavate to connect sections of new natural gas main on Bennington Drive.