South Knox Natural Gas Project

April 27, 2018 UPDATE – Pipeline installation continues in the off-road areas progressing north from Tipton Station Road toward Henry Haynes Road. Grading work will also take place in off-road easements on the south side of Tipton Station Road. No long-term road closures are scheduled for next week; however, there may be temporary traffic delays on area roads as trucks with trailers transport large sections of pipe from the contractor laydown finalized in advance of all remaining road closures. 

Depot Avenue Water Line Project

April 27, 2018 UPDATE – Garney Construction and subcontractor crews completed installation of the 12-inch water main on the section of W. Fifth Avenue between N. Broadway and the N. Gay Street intersection this past week. This section of roadway will remain closed through next week; however, as paving and restoration work is completed. Crews also completed the work to bore in a section of 36-inch water main on Morgan Street, between E. Depot Avenue and E. Jackson Avenue. This two-block section of Morgan Street closed for this work was reopened to traffic as of Friday, April 27. In addition to the paving and restoration on W. Fifth Avenue, crews will set up the bore exit pit and equipment in the off-road utility easement in the private parking lot at the corner of Cooper Street and W. Fifth Avenue. There will be no traffic impacts in the area related to this work. Boring crews also continue to work on installation of sections of pipe under the railroad tracks in the area beneath the W. Fifth Avenue bridge to the west of Cooper Street. Garney crews are expected to resume work in the roadway on Williams Street (between W. Fifth Avenue and W. Depot Avenue) on May 7. The impacts to traffic related to that work will be communicated in advance as details are finalized.

West Hills Natural Gas Project

April 27, 2018 UPDATE –  KUB Underground construction crews worked to connect customer service lines on Carrington Road loop west of Marlboro Drive this past week. Crews are scheduled to work on Chadwick Drive (between Corteland Drive and Broome Road), Carrington Road, the 900 block of Marlboro Road, and the 8100 block of Ainsworth Drive next week. This past week, KUB mailed a spring 2018 project update to customers in all four construction zones to advise on the status of the project. Please see the attached updated information sheet and overall project map that was included in the mailing for more details. 

Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Project

April 27, 2018 UPDATE – Hurst Excavating subcontractor crews have been limited due to rain. Crews were, however, able to install 318 feet of sewer main and connect three customer service lines to the new main. Representatives from KUB Water Systems Engineering and Customer Support attended the Kingston Pike Sequoyah Hills Association meeting on Thursday, April 26, to give area residents an update on project progress. Among the topics covered were that phase one of the three phase project is approximately 25-percent complete, and phase one remains on schedule for completion by December/January. Additional details are available on the attached Project Update – Spring 2018 information sheet and map. Next Monday, April 30, the section of Taliluna Avenue west of Southgate Road will be closed for installation of a new manhole. Additionally, May 1-4, crews will close Scenic Drive between Towanda Trail and Glenfield Drive daily from 9 a.m.–2 p.m., and the westbound lane on Cherokee Trail between Southgate Road and Lakeland Drive daily from 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Paving and restoration crews will continue work with intermittent daily lane closures on Mellen Drive and Kenesaw Avenue through next Friday, May 4. 

(Sequoyah Hills Area) Sequoyah Hills Area Road and Lane Closures [May 1-11] – KUB contract crews will implement the below traffic control measures the dates and times indicated as work continues on the wastewater collections system in the area:

·      Scenic Drive between Towanda Trail and Glenfield Drive – road closure from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. daily, May 1-4.

·      Westbound Cherokee Boulevard between Southgate Road and Lakeland Drive – road closure from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily, May 1-11. Eastbound Cherokee Boulevard will remain open to traffic.

Alternate routes include Southgate Road, Oakhurst Drive, Noelton Drive, Dogwood Lane, Arrowhead Trail, and Lyons View Pike. Appropriate signage and flaggers will be on site to assist with traffic control, and local traffic access will be maintained to area homes and businesses. All roadways will reopen after hours and on weekends. Follow-up advisories will be issued as necessary.

West Hills Natural Gas Project

April 20, 2018 UPDATE –  KUB Underground construction crews have completed all work in the area designated as Zone 1 on the attached map. Due to the natural gas pipeline connecting Zones 1 and 3 along Marlboro Drive, KUB crews continued with installation into Zone 3 in early April. Next week, crews will be working in the 900 block of Marlboro Road, the Carrington Road loop west of Marlboro Drive, and near 656 Broome Road. Work is scheduled to begin in Zone 2 in early May. KUB is preparing to mail a project update notice to all residents in the West Hills area next week, ahead of the start of construction activity in Zone 2.

South Knox Natural Gas Project

April 20, 2018 UPDATE – Pipeline installation continues in the off-road areas progressing north from Tipton Station Road toward Henry Haynes Road. Grading work will also take place in off-road easements on the south side of Tipton Station Road. No long-term road closures are scheduled for next week; however, there may be temporary traffic delays on area roads as trucks with trailers transport large sections of pipe from the contractor laydown area at Mountain Grove Road to the project right-of-way. KUB will communicate as details are finalized in advance of all remaining road closures.

Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Project

April 20, 2018 UPDATE – Hurst Excavating subcontractor crews finished digging work on Mellen Avenue this past week. Paving and restoration crews will implement intermittent daily road closures along Mellen Avenue through the end of next week. Restoration work was completed in the off-road easements along back and side property lines between Scenic Drive and Valencia Road (parallel to Alta Vista Way). Sewer pipeline rehabilitation work was also completed on Keowee Avenue, the lower portion of Southgate Road, and Wilani Road this past week. Paving and restoration crews will work on those areas through the end of next week. Looking ahead to next week, construction crews will work in an off-road easement at the intersection of Oakhurst Drive and Woodland Drive, and along Kenesaw Avenue between Woodland Drive and Wester Wood Avenue through April 27. A crew is also scheduled to install a manhole on Taliluna Avenue, just west of the Southgate Drive intersection next week. No work will be performed on any streets designated as part of the Dogwood Arts Festival Trails and Gardens through April 30. See attached map for current work zones.

(Sequoyah Hills Area) Sequoyah Hills Area Road Closures [April 23 – May 4] – KUB contract crews will implement the below road closures from 7a.m. – 5 p.m. daily, starting Monday, April 23, through Friday, May 4, as work continues on the wastewater collections system in the area:

• Taliluna Avenue between Southgate Road and Lakeland Drive

• Woodland Drive between Oakhurst Drive and Kennesaw Avenue

• Keowee Avenue between Woodland and Wester Wood Avenue

Alternate routes include Noelton Drive, Dogwood Lane, Arrowhead Trail, and Lyons View Pike. Appropriate signage and flaggers will be on site to assist with traffic control, and local traffic access will be maintained to area homes and businesses. All roadways will reopen after hours and on weekends. Follow-up advisories will be issued as necessary.