Depot Avenue Water Main Project

July 27, 2018 UPDATE – Garney Construction crews continued work on Williams Street between W. Magnolia Avenue and W. Depot Avenue, and also on W. Depot Avenue. The newly installed line on W. Depot will be tested next week. While this is occurring, the crew will move to E. Summit Hill Drive at Patton Street. Both westbound lanes of E. Summit Hill Drive will be closed at Patton Street from 7 a.m., Monday, July 30, through 5 p.m., Friday, August 3. Westbound traffic will be detoured to Hill Avenue, Howard Baker Jr. Boulevard, and Hall of Fame Drive, and other alternate routes include Marking Luther King, Jr., Avenue, McCalla Avenue, E. Jackson Avenue, and N. Central Street. Additionally, KUB crews will close Ogden Street between W. Fifth Avenue and The Mews Way from 6 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 28. As a reminder, W. Depot Avenue between Williams Street and N. Central Street and between N. Central and Morgan Street remains closed through August 10. A closure of this intersection for work will be announced at a later date.  

(Downtown Knoxville) Ogden Street Road Closure [July 28] – KUB crews will close Ogden Street between W. Magnolia Avenue and Mews Way from 6 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, July 28, as work is performed on the water distribution system in the area. Alternate routes include W. Magnolia Avenue, W. Depot Street, N. Central Street, and Williams Street. Access to local businesses will be maintained, and flaggers and signs will be on site to assist with traffic control.

(Downtown Knoxville) East Summit Hill Drive Lane Closure [July 30 – August 3] – KUB contract crews will close both westbound lanes of E. Summit Hill drive at Patton Street from 7 a.m., Monday, July 30, through 5 p.m., Friday, August 3, as work is performed on the water distribution system in the area. Westbound traffic will be detoured to Hill Avenue, Howard Baker Jr. Boulevard, and Hall of Fame Drive, and other alternate routes include Marking Luther King, Jr., Avenue, McCalla Avenue, E. Jackson Avenue, and N. Central Street. Access to local businesses will be maintained, and flaggers and signs will be on site to assist with traffic control. Electronic message boards also will be posted near the Summit Hill Drive/State Street intersection and on Dandridge Avenue to alert motorists of the traffic pattern change.

(Downtown Knoxville) Williams Street Road Closure [Extended, July 30 – August 3] – KUB contract crews will maintain a closure of Williams Street between W. Magnolia Avenue and W. Depot Avenue from 7 a.m., Monday, July 30, through 6 p.m., Friday, August 3, as work is performed on the water distribution system in the area. Alternate routes include N. Gay Street, W. Fifth Avenue, N. Central Street, and Ogden Street. Access to local businesses will be maintained, and flaggers and barricades will be on site to assist with traffic control.