Depot Avenue Area Water Main Project

(Old City Area) E. Depot Avenue Road Closure [November 30 – December 7] – KUB crews will close a short section of E. Depot Avenue between Morgan Street and N. Central Street continuously from 3 p.m., Friday, November 30, through 3 p.m., Friday, December 7, as work is performed on the water distribution system in the area. Alternate routes include E. Magnolia Avenue, E. Jackson Avenue, and Willow Avenue. Signs will be on site to assist with traffic control. Follow-up advisories will be issued as necessary.

Depot Avenue Area Water Main Project

November 29, 2018 UPDATE – Garney Construction has completed all pipe installation for the new 36-inch water main. The process of filling and testing the line started this week. As part of this work, Patton Street will remain closed between Willow Avenue and E. Summit Hill Drive through mid-December. Paving restoration work has been completed, and roads have been reopened to normal traffic flow on the section of Patton Street between Campbell Avenue and Willow Avenue, and on Willow Avenue east of the Patton Street intersection. Sidewalk and curb repairs remain in these areas, but that work will not affect traffic flow. Once testing and flushing of the new water main is completed, Garney Construction will make the final tie-in to connect the new 36-inch main to the existing water main at the E. Summit Hill Drive and Patton Street intersection. This tie-in work will require a lane closure on E. Summit Hill Drive in December. Information on traffic impacts will be communicated as details are finalized. Please see the below video for a detailed project overview with Project Manager Tommy Lawhorn from KUB Water Systems Engineering. 

Jackson Avenue Ramps Utility Relocation Project

November 29, 2018 UPDATE – Weekly Update: Southern Constructors, Inc., continued rehabilitation of the wastewater system on W. Jackson Avenue this week. The full road closure of W. Jackson Avenue (between S. Broadway and Gay Street) will remain in effect through 2 p.m., Friday, November 30. W. Jackson Avenue will be reopened to normal traffic flow at that time and throughout the weekend. The contractor will re-close this section of W. Jackson Avenue to through traffic starting at 6 a.m. Monday, December 3, through 6 p.m., Thursday, December 6, to complete final testing of the wastewater system and pavement restoration. Access to businesses and parking lots in the work zone will be maintained. See the attached map for alternate routes around this section of W. Jackson Avenue.

South Knox Natural Gas Project

November 29, 2018 UPDATE – Pipeline: As of November 9, all right-of-way restoration was finished in the areas where the new natural gas pipeline was installed. Gate Station: All mechanical installations will be complete on the new South Knox Natural Gas Gate Station by the end of the week. Work continues around the site as the areas around underground piping and buried conduit are back-filled. Final grading work and installation of remaining electrical and instrumentation components will continue over the next several weeks. Additionally, crews will be onsite installing fencing around the station perimeter and painting inside the structure.

Construction continues on the new KUB South Knox Natural Gas Gate Station, located on Tipton Station Road. The new facility is expected to be ready for operation by January 2019.

Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Project

November 29, 2018 UPDATE – Weekly Update: Construction activity resumed this week after the Thanksgiving holiday. Construction crews continue work on the southern end of Noelton Drive, Dogwood Lane, and short sections of Hiawatha Drive (east of the Noelton Drive intersection) and Mellen Avenue. Restoration work is also ongoing on Chippewa Circle. These roadways remain closed daily between 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Paving and restoration work has been completed and the roadways reopened to normal traffic flow on the northern section of Noelton Drive and Chickasaw Road.

Jackson Avenue Ramps Utility Relocation Project

TRAFFIC ADVISORY 

(Old City) W. Jackson Avenue Road Closure [November 28-30] – KUB contract crews will close a section of W. Jackson Avenue between S. Broadway and S. Gay Street to traffic from 6 a.m., Wednesday, November 28, through 6 p.m., Friday, November 30, as work is performed on the wastewater collection system in the area. Local traffic access will be maintained via S. Broadway. Alternate routes include W. Summit Hill Drive, S. Gay Street, Western Avenue, and S. Broadway. Flaggers and signs will be on site to assist with traffic control. Access to local businesses will be maintained. Follow-up advisories will be issued as necessary.

Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Project

There will be no blog/map updates posted this week due to the shortened work week/ Thanksgiving holiday. The next project update will be posted the week of November 26. Call 865-524-2911 if you have any questions related to ongoing work in your area.

Depot Avenue Water Main Project

November 21, 2018 UPDATE – Garney Construction crews completed installation of the 36-inch water main this week. Filling, testing, and flushing work will begin on the newly-installed water transmission line when crews return from the Thanksgiving holiday on Monday, November 26. As part of the filling and testing procedures, crews will be located two locations along the water pipeline route - at Van Street (between Blackstock Avenue and Callaway Avenue) and at Patton Street (between Willow Avenue and Summit Hill Drive). This process will take approximately one and a half weeks to complete. Once testing and flushing has been successfully completed, crews will begin making final tie-ins in mid-December. Paving and restoration is scheduled for Patton Street and Willow Avenue, including the intersection, the week of November 26 (weather permitting). Once this work is finished, Patton Street (between Campbell Avenue and Willow Avenue) and Willow Avenue (area east of Patton Street intersection), and the Patton Street and Willow Avenue intersection will all reopen to normal traffic flow. The section of Patton Street between Willow Avenue and Summit Hill Drive will close starting November 26 and lasting through early December for final tie-ins. A lane closure will also be needed on Summit Hill Drive in mid-December. Information on that lane closure will be issued as details are finalized. 

Jackson Avenue Ramps Utility Relocation Project

November 16, 2018 UPDATE – Wastewater system work requiring a full road closure to through traffic on W. Jackson Avenue (between S. Broadway and Gay Street) is scheduled for the week of November 26. This closure will remain in effect continuously, Monday through Friday, November 26-30. Access to businesses and parking lots in the work zone will be maintained. See the attached map for alternate routes around this section of W. Jackson Avenue. The contractor will not work over the Thanksgiving Holiday, November 22-23.

Depot Avenue Water Main Project

November 16, 2018 UPDATE – Garney Construction crews continued excavation for upcoming installation of the 36-inch water main on the section of Willow Avenue 300-feet east of the Patton Street intersection, as well as within the off-road easement adjacent to Patton Street, between Willow Avenue and E. Summit Hill Drive this week. Crews are scheduled to work this weekend removing rock in the off-road easement area adjacent to Patton Street. Weather and conditions encountered during excavation have hindered progress, and work will continue in this area over the next several weeks. Patton Street remains closed to through traffic between Campbell Avenue and Willow Avenue, and Willow Avenue remains closed east of the Patton Street intersection. The Patton Street intersection remains open for left-hand turns westbound onto Willow Avenue, and right-hand southbound turns from Willow Avenue onto Patton Street. The contractor will not work over the Thanksgiving Holiday, November 22-23. Road closures will remain in effect due to extensive excavation. Appropriate barricades and traffic control measures will remain in place.

Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Project

November 16, 2018 UPDATE – Work was slow again somewhat this week due to weather. Hurst Excavating continued rehabilitation of the wastewater main and manholes on Noelton Drive between Chippewa Circle and Alta Vista Way. Crews will continue construction on this section of Noelton Drive, as well as on Dogwood Lane and a short section of Hiawatha Drive west of Noelton Drive next week. Paving and restoration work requiring intermittent daily road closures will continue on the section of Noelton Drive between Kingston Pike and Chippewa Circle, and along Chippewa Circle, through late November. Chippewa Circle will remain closed to through traffic this weekend. Restoration work requiring extensive concrete roadway and curb repairs will also continue with continuous closures (including this weekend) on Chickasaw Drive through Wednesday, November 21. The contractor will not work over the Thanksgiving Holiday, November 22-23. Starting at the end of the day Wednesday, November 21, all roads will reopen to normal traffic flow until construction activity resumes on Monday, November 26.

(Sequoyah Hills) Sequoyah Hills Area Road Closures [November 19-21] – KUB contract crews will implement the below road closures as needed daily, Monday-Friday, from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., November 19 - 21, as work continues on the wastewater collection system in the area:

• Hiawatha Drive between Noelton Drive and Towanda Trail

• Noelton Drive between Kingston Pike and Alta Vista Way

• Chippewa Circle between Noelton Drive

• Dogwood Lane between Arrowhead Trail and Noelton Drive

Chickasaw Road between Cherokee Boulevard and Navaho Road will be closed continuously Monday, November 19, through Wednesday, November 21, due to extensive excavation. Access to area homes will be maintained, and flaggers and signs will be on site to assist with traffic control. Unless otherwise indicated, roadways will be re-opened outside of work hours. Follow-up advisories will be issued as necessary. 

South Knox Natural Gas Project

November 16, 2018 UPDATE – Pipeline: As of November 9, all right-of-way restoration was finished in the areas where the new natural gas pipeline was installed.

Gate Station: KUB contractor Cenergy crews continued working on instrumentation and electrical items this week, as well as backfilling recently-installed underground piping. Crews will finish up mechanical installations next week, then begin clean-up and final grading of the site the week of November 26.  Final painting and fencing installation are scheduled for the week of December 3, with commissioning activities are scheduled to begin the week of December 10. The contractor will not work over the Thanksgiving Holiday, November 22-23.

Jackson Avenue Ramps Utility Relocation Project

November 12, 2018 UPDATE – Construction & Road Closure Postponed: Due to inclement weather forecast for this week, and the Thanksgiving Holiday the following week, wastewater system construction requiring a full road closure to through traffic on W. Jackson Avenue (between S. Broadway and Gay Street) originally scheduled to start today has been postponed until the week of November 26-30. Once implemented, this closure will remain in effect continuously, Monday through Friday. Access to businesses and parking lots in the work zone will be maintained. See the attached map for alternate routes around this section of W. Jackson Avenue.

Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Project

November 9, 2018 UPDATE – Work was hindered somewhat this week due to debris and muddy conditions following the storm and high winds that hit the Knoxville area early Tuesday morning. Hurst Excavating continued rehabilitation of the wastewater main and manholes on Noelton Drive between Chippewa Circle and Alta Vista Way again this week. Crews will continue construction next week on this section of Noelton Drive, as well as on Dogwood Lane and a short section of Hiawatha Drive west of Noelton Drive. Paving and restoration work requiring intermittent daily road closures will continue on the section of Noelton Drive between Kingston Pike and Chippewa Circle, and along Chippewa Circle, through November 16. Chippewa Circle will remain closed to through traffic this weekend. Restoration work requiring extensive concrete roadway and curb repairs will also continue with continuous closures (including this weekend) on Chickasaw Drive through November 16.

Video featuring an interview with KUB project manager Sam Beck. 

(Sequoyah Hills) Sequoyah Hills Area Road Closures [November 12-16] – KUB contract crews will implement the below road closures as needed daily, Monday-Friday, from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., November 12 - 16, as work continues on the wastewater collection system in the area:

• Hiawatha Drive between Noelton Drive and Towanda Trail
• Noelton Drive between Kingston Pike and Chippewa Circle
• Noelton Drive between Alta Vista Way and Chippewa Circle
• Chippewa Circle between Noelton Drive
• Dogwood Lane between Arrowhead Trail and Noelton Drive

Chickasaw Road between Cherokee Boulevard and Navaho Road will be closed continuously Monday, November 12, through Friday, November 16, due to extensive excavation. Access to area homes will be maintained, and flaggers and signs will be on site to assist with traffic control. Unless otherwise indicated, roadways will be re-opened outside of work hours. Follow-up advisories will be issued as necessary. 

Jackson Avenue Ramps Utility Relocation Project

November 9, 2018 UPDATE – Natural gas and water line installations are complete. Wastewater system work requiring a full road closure to through traffic on W. Jackson Avenue (between S. Broadway and Gay Street) is scheduled for next week, November 12-16. This closure will remain in effect continuously, Monday through Friday. Access to businesses and parking lots in the work zone will be maintained. See the attached map for alternate routes around this section of W. Jackson Avenue.

(Old City) W. Jackson Avenue Road Closure [November 12-16] – KUB contract crews will close a section of W. Jackson Avenue between S. Broadway and S. Gay Street to traffic from 7 a.m., Monday, November 12, through 5 p.m., Friday, November 16, and work continues on the utilities in the area. Local traffic access will be maintained via S. Broadway. Alternate routes include W. Summit Hill Drive, S. gay Street, Western Avenue, and S. Broadway. Flaggers and signs will be on site to assist with traffic control. Access to local businesses will be maintained. Follow-up advisories will be issued as necessary.

Depot Avenue Water Main Project

November 9, 2018 UPDATE – Installation of the 8-inch water main and follow-up paving and restoration work was completed this week in the N. Gay Street at W. Depot Avenue intersection, and the road has been reopened to normal traffic flow. No additional utility work is scheduled for this area. Garney Construction crews continued installation of the 36-inch water main on the section of Willow Avenue 300-feet east of the Patton Street intersection, as well as within the off-road easement adjacent to Patton Street, between Willow Avenue and E. Summit Hill Drive this week. Pending weather and conditions encountered during construction, water main installation is expected to be complete within the next two weeks.

South Knox Natural Gas Project

November 9, 2018 UPDATE – Pipeline: As of this week, all right-of-way restoration has been completed in the areas where the new natural gas pipeline was installed.

Gate Station: KUB contractor Cenergy continued work to apply a protective coating on piping that will be installed underground. Crews also continued conduit installation this week. Next week, crews will continue coating and backfilling newly-installed pipe.

West Hills Natural Gas Project

November 2, 2018 UPDATE – Final Project Update: ZONE 4 – As of November 2, construction has been completed on Dorchester Drive and New Castle Drive, which concludes all natural gas pipeline installations in the West Hills area one month ahead of the scheduled December 2018 completion date. Right-of-way restoration work will continue in the neighborhood over the next several weeks. This will be the final blog update for this project. Please call KUB at 558-2331 if you have questions about restoration activities. The overall project, which started in August 2017, included the following:

• Zone 1: 7,200 feet of new main and 64 service connections (completed mid-April 2018)
• Zone 2: 9,100 feet of new main and 84 service connections (completed September 2018)
• Zone 3: 11,000 feet of new main and 115 service connections (completed July 2018)
• Zone 4: 9,400 feet of new main and 103 service connections (completed November 2018)

*-Note: Zone 4 included added work on Buckingham Drive, Dorchester Drive, and New Castle Drive.

Totals: 36,700 feet of new main and 366 service connections

South Knox Natural Gas Project

November 2, 2018 UPDATE – Pipeline: Crews completed seeding of the right-of-way between Henry Haynes Road and W. Marine Road this past week. Re-seeding was also completed sections of the right-of-way between Tipton Station Road and Henry Haynes Road. Next week, crews will perform restoration along the right-of-way on the south side of Henry Haynes Road. Gate Station: KUB contractor Cenergy completed hydrostatic testing and applied protective coating on piping that will be installed underground. Crews also continued conduit installation this week. Next week, crews will continue coating and backfilling newly-installed pipe.

Work continues to progress at the new KUB South Knox natural gas gate station located at 409 Tipton Station Road.

Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Project

November 2, 2018 UPDATE – Hurst Excavating continued rehabilitation of the wastewater main and manholes on Noelton Drive between Chippewa Circle and Alta Vista Way this week. Next week, crews will continue construction work on this section of Noelton Drive, as well as on Dogwood Lane and a short section of Hiawatha Drive west of Noelton Drive. Paving and restoration work requiring intermittent daily road closures will continue on the section of Noelton Drive between Kingston Pike and Chippewa Circle, and along Chippewa Circle, through November 9. Restoration work requiring extensive concrete roadway and curb repairs will also continue with continuous closures (including weekends) on Chickasaw Drive through November 16.

Depot Avenue Water Main Project Update

November 2, 2018 UPDATE – Garney Construction crews continued installation of the 36-inch water main in the Willow Avenue and Patton Street intersection, as well as within the off-road easement adjacent to Patton Street, between Willow Avenue and E. Summit Hill Drive this week. Work will continue on the section of Patton Street between Campbell Avenue and Willow Avenue. The Patton Street at Willow Avenue intersection has been reopened to allow left turns from Patton Street on to Willow Avenue, and right turns from Willow Avenue on to Patton Street. A 300-foot section of Willow Avenue east of the Patton Street intersection will remain closed next week as water main installation continues. Garney Construction completed all tie-ins for the 8-inch water main along W. Depot Avenue at the N. Gay Street intersection. This intersection is currently open, but it will be closed for paving and restoration during the day on Thursday, November 8. The road will reopen to normal traffic flow with no further utility work in this area by the end of the day Thursday.

Jackson Avenue Ramps Utility Relocation Project

November 2, 2018 UPDATE – Contractor Southern Constructors and their subcontractors completed water line connections on a hydrant at Jackson Terminal and an 8-inch line going to Fire Alley. Additionally, final natural gas connections were completed.  The contractor will be working on asphalt restoration through next week.  Wastewater work requiring traffic closures on W. Jackson Avenue is expected to begin in early November. Information on the scope and duration of traffic closures will be communicated in advance, as details are finalized