Sequoyah Hills Area Wastewater Project

August 2, 2019 UPDATE – Construction crews will work in the following areas next week with intermittent daily road closures between 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.:

·         Kenesaw Avenue between Taliluna Avenue and Cherokee Boulevard

·         Navaho Road between Scenic Drive and South Garden Road

·         Taliluna Avenue between South Garden Road and Lakeland Drive

Crews will also work on the following roads with intermittent lane closures between 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.:

·         Cherokee Boulevard between Southgate Road and Scenic Drive (westbound lane closed during daytime work hours with traffic flow detoured via Southgate Road, Taliluna Avenue, South Garden Road, Navaho Road, and Scenic Drive)

-       Eastbound traffic flow on this stretch of Cherokee Boulevard and Sequoyah Greenway will remain open at all times

·         Keowee Avenue between Kenesaw Avenue and Talahi Drive

·         Woodland Drive between Woodland Court and Kenesaw Avenue

·         Woodside Street between Oakhurst Drive and Iskagna Drive

Crews will also work in the following off-road easements with no traffic impacts:

·         Easement between Kenesaw Ave and Woodside Street (Wastewater Rehabilitation)

·         Easement between Sequoyah Avenue and Taliluna Avenue (Wastewater Rehabilitation)

·         Easement between Holloway Drive and Whitlow Avenue (Restoration)

·         Easement between Southgate Drive and Bluff View Road (Restoration)

·         Easement between Kenesaw Avenue and Agawela Avenue (Restoration)

·         Easement between Kenesaw Avenue and Woodside Street (Restoration)

·         Easement between Iskagna Drive and Woodland Drive (Restoration)

Closed-circuit Television Inspection – Crews will continue to work throughout the Phase 2 area next week. Temporary lane closures will be implemented as needed when crews are present.

Sequoyah Park – Morgan Construction and their subcontractors continue to rehabilitate the existing wastewater main and manholes in Sequoyah Park. See the attached map showing current work corridors within the park. The park, all entrances and parking areas, and boat ramp remain open during this work. Morgan Construction is also maintaining 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 Sequoyah Hills Association. Informational banners have been placed in the park entrances/parking areas to provide park visitors with details about the wastewater rehabilitation work. Updates on the progress of work in the park will be posted weekly and as needed on this blog site.

Natural Gas System Work – Crews have resumed natural gas inspection and maintenance work at various locations throughout Sequoyah Hills. This work may require short term traffic impacts in the immediate area where crews are working.