Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Project

March 22, 2019 UPDATE – Noelton Drive Water Main Replacement Project – As of Wednesday afternoon, March 20, all paving and restoration work was completed on Noelton Drive. Paving and restoration work on Chippewah Circle and Dogwood Lane will take place in April, after the Knoxville Marathon event in late March.

Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Rehabilitation Phase 1 – Manhole rehabilitation crews continue to work at various locations throughout the Phase 1 area. Temporary lane closures may be needed in the immediate area where crews are working.

Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Rehabilitation Phase 2 – KUB Phase 2 contractor, Morgan Construction, completed paving and restoration on Keowee Avenue, and Taliluna Avenue this past week. Paving and restoration work requiring intermittent lane closures between 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. will continue on Kenesaw Avenue and the section of Sequoyah Avenue between Agawela Avenue and Southgate Road through next week. Crews will also begin construction on the section of Kenesaw Avenue south of Taliluna Avenue this week. This section of Taliluna Avenue will be closed to through traffic daily between 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Alternate routes include Agawela Avenue, Taliluna Avenue and Tugaloo Drive.

In conjunction with City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation, and the Knoxville Track Club, all planned wastewater system work on Cherokee Boulevard has been postponed until after the Knoxville Marathon and Dogwood Arts Trails events.

Crews working on Sequoyah Avenue this week. 

Sequoyah Park – Morgan Construction is scheduled to begin work to rehabilitate the existing wastewater main and manholes in Sequoyah Park in early April. The park, all parking areas, and boat ramp will remain open during this work. Morgan Construction will maintain a fenced area in the middle parking lot for equipment and materials storage. KUB has coordinated work in the park with City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation and the Kingston Pike Seqouyah Hills Association. Informational banners will be placed in the park parking areas to provide park visitors with details about the wastewater rehabilitation work. Additionally, both KUB and the City of Knoxville will issue news releases and information on social media about work in the park. Updates on the progress of work in the park will be posted weekly and as needed on this blog site.

Whitlow Park will not be affected by Phase 2 construction.

Appropriate traffic control measures, including signs and barriers, will be in place to assist with traffic flow. Access to driveways will be maintained. All lanes will reopen to normal traffic flow outside of listed work hours and on weekends. The Sequoyah Greenway will not be affected by this work.

(Sequoyah Hills) Sequoyah Avenue Road Closure [March 25-29] – KUB contract crews will close a short section of Sequoyah Avenue between Southgate Road and Aqawela Avenue to through traffic from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., daily, Monday-Friday, starting Monday, March 25, through Friday, March 29, as work continues on the wastewater collection system in the area. Alternate routes include Keowee Avenue and Taliluna Avenue. Access to area homes will be maintained, and barricades and signs will be on site to assist with traffic control. Follow-up advisories will be issued as necessary.