Kuwahee Wastewater Plant Upgrades and Neyland Drive Lane Shifts

January 25, 2019 Update – The traffic control plan has been fully implemented on the section of Neyland Drive east of Joan Cronan Way.

The eastbound curbside lane is closed as part of construction upgrades at the KUB Kuwahee Wastewater Treatment Plant with the center turn lane and inside lane used to shift traffic and maintain two lanes of flow on this section of Neyland Drive. Both westbound lanes remain open as normal on this section of Neyland Drive. Due to traffic flow shifting to the center turn lane, eastbound traffic is not permitted to a make left-hand turn into the KUB plant on this section of Neyland Drive. This KUB project will not affect access to the University of Tennessee campus and all related facilities on Neyland Drive.

This traffic control pattern will remain in place on this section of Neyland Drive through February 2021.

In addition to the lane shifts on Neyland Drive, there will be intermittent closures on the section of Neyland Greenway located behind the Kuwahee Treatment Plant near the Tennessee River.

This section of Neyland Greenway will otherwise remain open, and KUB will coordinate with City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation to communicate any closures well ahead of time.

You can also click here to view a video update from KUB’s project manager.