Holston Hills Natural Gas Project

September 13, 2019 Update –Contractor East Tennessee Pipeline crews will directional bore to install new natural gas main from the 5500 block east to the 5800 block on Holston Hills Road. Crews will also bore across Holston Hills Road at Cliffside Lane and continue with installation of 225-feet of main on that street. Customer service line connections will be made between the 5900 and 5300 blocks on E. Sunset Drive.

Homberg Drive/Kingston Pike Water Main Project

HOMBERG DRIVE WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT – September 13, 2019 – All water main installation, service line connection, and paving/restoration has been completed on Homberg Drive, S. Mohican Street, and Whitaker Drive.

KINGSTON PIKE WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT – September 13, 2019 – Pre-construction work, including saw-cutting asphalt in preparation for digging, was completed overnight this past Wednesday and Thursday. KUB Underground Construction crews are scheduled to begin excavation work at the intersection of Homberg Drive and Kingston Pike at 8 p.m., Sunday, September 15. As a reminder, this work will be performed overnight from 8 p.m.—6 a.m. through mid-October. The center turn lane will be closed continuously for the duration of the project on the section of Kingston Pike between Westwood Road and Homberg Drive. Additional lane closures will be needed as work shifts to different areas on this section of Kingston Pike. One eastbound and one westbound lane of traffic will be maintained at all times, with closed lanes reopening at 6 a.m. each morning. No work will occur overnight Friday and Saturday night. Flaggers and signs will be onsite to assist with traffic control.

(Bearden Area) Kingston Pike Lane Closures [Overnight, September 16 – Mid October] – KUB crews will implement lane closures of both the eastbound and westbound lanes of Kingston Pike between Westwood Drive and Homberg Drive overnight, from 8 p.m. – 6 a.m., beginning Monday, September 16, through mid-October, as work is performed on the water distribution system in the area. One eastbound and one westbound lane of traffic will be maintained at all times, with closed lanes reopening at 6 a.m. each morning. No work will occur overnight Friday and Saturday night. Flaggers and signs will be onsite to assist with traffic control.

Fountain City Natural Gas Project

September 13, 2019 – Contractor Classic City Mechanical connected customer service lines to the new natural gas main on Martha Berry Drive and bored in new sections of main on Mynatt Drive this week. Next week, crews will work on connecting customer service lines on Grove Drive, from Martha Berry Drive toward Mynatt Road. A boring crew will also work on Grove Drive, progressing toward Edonia Road.

Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Project

Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Rehabilitation – Construction crews will work in the following areas next week with intermittent road closures between 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.:

·         Agawela Avenue between Taliluna Avenue and Cherokee Boulevard

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

·         Taliluna Avenue between Agawela Avenue and Southgate Road 

·         Kenesaw Avenue between Taliluna Avenue and Cherokee Boulevard

Crews will also work in the following off-road easements with minimal traffic impacts:

·         Easement between Agawela Avenue and Kenesaw Avenue in Sequoyah Village Apartments (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.

Holston Hills Natural Gas Project

September 6, 2019 Update –Contractor East Tennessee Pipeline crews are currently working to connect customer service lines to the new natural gas main between 5908 and 5400 E. Sunset Drive. Next week, crews will be performing potholing work to locate existing buried utility lines and boring in new sections of natural gas main between the 5500 block of Holston Hills Road and the Crestwood Drive intersection. Crews will also pothole and bore along Cliffside Lane, starting at the Holston Hills Road intersection

Fountain City Natural Gas Project

September 6, 2019 – Contractor Classic City Mechanical bored in new natural gas main on Martha Berry Drive to Rifle Range Road. Next week, crews will bore in new sections of natural gas main on Mynatt Road, and perform potholing work to locate existing buried utility lines on Grove Drive, between Martha Berry Drive and Edonia Drive.

Homberg Drive Water Main Project

September 6, 2019 – KUB Underground Construction crews have completed service line connections, and asphalt repairs. Work will now shift to the 5500 block of Kingston Pike, between Westwood Drive and Homberg Drive.

(Bearden Area) Kingston Pike Lane Closures [Overnight, September 11-30] – KUB crews will implement lane closures of both the eastbound and westbound lanes of Kingston Pike between Westwood Drive and Homberg Drive overnight, from 8 p.m. – 6 a.m., beginning Wednesday, September 11, through Monday, September 30, as work is performed on the water distribution system in the area. One eastbound and one westbound lane of traffic will be maintained at all times, with closed lanes reopening at 6 a.m. each morning. No work will occur overnight Friday and Saturday night. Flaggers and signs will be onsite to assist with traffic control.