South Knox Natural Gas Project

August 3, 2018 UPDATE – OVERALL PROJECT UPDATE: Contractor Cleary Construction has completed approximately 90 percent of the natural gas pipeline installation for the project. Approximately 4,600 feet of natural gas main has been installed and tested as of early August. Grading and site preparation work for the new South Knox Gate Station at 304 Tipton Station Road is approximately 80 percent complete. The gate station is expected for completion by November 2018. 

Weekly Update: Cleary Construction crews will continue work to put the newly-installed pipeline into service, including placement of enclosures around the new main line valves. No road closures are scheduled for next week; however, the closure of the righthand turn lane on Chapman Highway (between the IHOP/CVS entrance and Mountain Grove Road) has been extended through August 10, as listed on the map. Gate Station: Blount Excavating crews continued grading work in preparation for installation of the structural and equipment foundations next week. Periodic temporary lane closures may be needed in this area of Tipton Station Road as construction equipment and vehicles enter and exit the work zones.

(South Knoxville) Chapman Highway Continuous Lane Closure [Extended, August 3-10] – KUB contract crews will maintain a closure of a short section of the southbound right turn lane of Chapman Highway beginning at IHOP/CVS to Mountain Grove Drive, from 5 p.m., Friday, August 3, through 5 p.m., Friday, August 10, as work is performed on the natural gas distribution system in the in the area. Both southbound lanes, the center turn lane, and both northbound lanes will remain open during this time and turn access to Mountain Grove Drive will be maintained. Access to local business will be maintained, and flaggers and signs will be on site to assist with traffic control.