Depot Avenue Water Line Project

August 3, 2018 UPDATE – OVERALL PROJECT UPDATE: The overall project is approximately 75 percent complete as of early August. Over 5,100 feet of 36-inch ductile iron pipe have been installed on Blackstock Avenue, Van Street, W. Fifth Avenue, and Williams Street for the new water transmission main. An additional 1,890 feet of ductile iron pipe between 8- and 16-inch diameter have been installed on W. Fifth Avenue, Williams Street, and W. Depot Avenue. A total of 18 service lines have been reconnected. Remaining work includes the following streets:

• W. Depot between Williams Street and Morgan Street (includes the N. Central Street intersection)
• Morgan Street between W. Depot Avenue and Jackson Avenue
• Jackson Avenue between Morgan Street and Patton Street
• Patton Street between Jackson Avenue and E. Summit Hill Drive

Weekly Update: Garney Construction crews finished testing the newly-installed 8-inch water line on W. Depot Avenue between Williams Street and N. Central Street this week. Crews will continue work on this section of W. Depot Avenue with tie-ins and the start of installation on the 36-inch main next week. A second crew also began installation of an 8-inch main on E. Depot Avenue, between N. Central Street and Morgan Street this week. Paving and restoration work will take place following installation of the 8- and 36-inch water lines. Crews are expected to close the Depot Avenue at N. Central Street intersection by mid-August. Additional information regarding the scope and duration of work in that area will be communicated as plans are finalized. The closure of both westbound lanes of E. Summit Hill Drive at Patton Street has been extended through 5 p.m., Friday, August 10. Westbound traffic will be detoured to Hill Avenue, Howard Baker Jr. Boulevard, and Hall of Fame Drive, and other alternate routes include Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, McCalla Avenue, E. Jackson Avenue, and N. Central Street.

(Downtown Knoxville) East Summit Hill Drive Lane Closure [Extended, August 3-10] – KUB contract crews will maintain a closure of both westbound lanes of E. Summit Hill drive at Patton Street from 5 p.m., Friday, August 3, through 5 p.m., Friday, August 10, 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 Martin 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.