Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Project

June 29, 2018 UPDATE – Hurst Excavating continued open-cut trench work along Wilani Road this week. Due to extensive excavation, Wilani Road will remain closed continuously to through traffic between Taliluna Avenue and Southgate Road through next week. Access will be maintained to driveways on Wilani Road. Subcontractor pipe-bursting crews also continued work in the vicinity of Calumet Drive and Blows Ferry Road. Pipe-bursting crews will continue work in those areas next week while also starting work on Arrowhead Trail. Restoration and paving work was completed near Shawnee Lane and Valencia Road. Driveway repairs will also continue on Mellen Drive. NOTES: Crews will not work on Wednesday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. As indicated on this week’s map, the City of Knoxville is currently working on the stormwater system on Noelton Drive and Hiawatha Drive. This is not part of KUB’s work in the area. Please contact the City of Knoxville at 311 for more information about their work in this area. 

(Sequoyah Hills) Sequoyah Hills Area Road Closures [Extended, July 2-6] – KUB contract crews will implement the below road closures as needed daily, Monday-Friday, from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., July 2-6, as work continues on the wastewater collection system in the area:

·         Arrowhead Trail between Blows Ferry Road and Lyons View Pike

·         Arrowhead Trail between Blows Ferry Road and Dogwood Lane

·         Blows Ferry Road between Arrowhead Trail and Calumet Drive

Reminder that Wilani Road between Southgate Road and Taliluna Avenue will remain closed continuously through July 6 due to extensive excavation. Access to local businesses and area homes will be maintained, and flaggers and signs will be on site to assist with traffic control. Roadways will be re-opened outside of work hours.  Follow-up advisories will be issued as necessary. 

Depot Avenue Water Main Project

June 29, 2018 UPDATE – Garney Construction and subcontractor crews completed installation of the 36-inch water main on W. Fifth Avenue through the N. Gay Street intersection this week. This section of W. Fifth Avenue will remain closed through Wednesday, July 4, for paving and curb restoration. Alternate routes around the intersection closure include N. Broadway, Emory Place, King Street, S. Central Street, W. Depot Avenue, and Cooper Street. Crews will start installation of the 36-inch main along Williams Street between W. Fifth Avenue and W. Magnolia Avenue on Monday, July 2. The W. Magnolia Avenue intersection will remain open. The section of W. Fifth Avenue between Cooper Street and N. Broadway has been fully reopened to normal traffic flow. As indicated on this week’s traffic flow map, Garney Construction crews will work on Wednesday, July 4, and they will not work on Friday, July 6. Area businesses have been notified about this work schedule.

(Downtown Knoxville) Williams Street Road Closure [July 2-6] – KUB contract crews will close a short section of Williams Street between W. Fifth Avenue and Magnolia Avenue from 7 a.m., Monday, July 2, through 5 p.m. Friday, July 6, as work is performed on the water distribution system in the area. The intersection of W. Fifth Avenue and Williams Street will be closed, and local traffic should access Williams Street via N. Gay Street. Access to local businesses will be maintained, and flaggers and barricades will be on site to assist with traffic control.

West Hills Natural Gas Project

June 29, 2018 UPDATE –  ZONE 2: KUB contractor Classic City Mechanical worked in the 8200 block of Bennington Drive this week. Crews will continue to work between 8200 and 8300 blocks of Bennington Drive next week. Crews will also work in the 8200 block of Chesterfield Drive next week. ZONE 3: Crews from KUB Underground Construction and East Tennessee Pipeline worked the 500 and 600 blocks of Broome Road. Crews will work in that same area next week. Crews will also tie into the existing mains at both Westborough Road and Kempton Road next week. ZONE 4: Crews began work on Rockingham Drive and Downing Drive this week, and they will continue working in those same areas next week. NOTE: Crews will not work on Wednesday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

South Knox Natural Gas Project

June 29, 2018 UPDATE – Pipeline Installation: Cleary Construction crews completed installation of the new natural gas main under the roadway on Mountain Grove Road (just west of the Smoky Grove Road intersection). No road closures are scheduled for next week; however, the righthand turn lane on Chapman Highway (between the IHOP/CVS entrance and Mountain Grove Road) will remain closed through August 3, as listed on the map. Next week, crews will work in the off-road easement between Mountain Grove Road and Chapman Highway. Restoration work will continue along the off-road easements between Mountain Grove Road and Tipton Station Road. Gate Station: Blount Excavation crews began mobilizing on the site of the new natural gas gate station located at 304 Tipton Station Road. Clearing and grading work will continue at this location for the next several weeks. Periodic temporary lane closures may be needed in this area of Tipton Station Road as construction equipment and materials are unloaded. NOTE: Crews will not work on Wednesday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

Depot Avenue Water Line Project

June 22, 2018 UPDATE – Garney Construction and subcontractor crews completed installation of the 36-inch water main on W. Fifth Avenue through the N. Broadway intersection this week. Paving and restoration work has been completed and the N. Broadway intersection has been reopened to normal traffic flow. Crews have shifted the work zone to the area between the N. Gay Street intersection and Williams Street. The N. Gay Street intersection will remain closed through next week. Alternate routes around the intersection closure include N. Broadway, Emory Place, King Street, S. Central Street, W. Depot Avenue, and Cooper Street.

Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Project

June 22, 2018 UPDATE – Hurst Excavating began open-cut trench work along Wilani Road this week. Due to extensive excavation, Wilani Road will remain closed continuously to through traffic between Taliluna Avenue and Southgate Road through the end of June. Access will be maintained to driveways on Wilani Road. Subcontractor pipe-bursting crews completed work along Calumet Drive and in the off-road easements between Calumet Drive and Blows Ferry Road. Restoration and paving work will continue on Calumet Drive, Mellen Road (driveway at the south end), and Valencia Road next week. Work will also continue in the off-road easement near Shawnee Lane through next week. Crews will also expand the work zone next week to include the area near the Arrowhead Trail and Blows Ferry Road intersection. Road closures will be necessary in this area, as well, to facilitate access for construction equipment.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY

(Sequoyah Hills) Sequoyah Hills Area Road Closures [June 25-29] – KUB contract crews will implement the below road closures daily, Monday-Friday, from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 25-29, as work continues on the wastewater collection system in the area:

• Arrowhead Trail between Blows Ferry Road and Lyons View Pike
• Arrowhead Trail between Blows Ferry Road and Dogwood Lane
• Blows Ferry Road between Arrowhead Trail and Calumet Drive

Access to local businesses and area homes will be maintained, and flaggers and signs will be on site to assist with traffic control. Roadways will be re-opened outside of work hours.  Follow-up advisories will be issued as necessary. 

South Knox Natural Gas Project

June 22, 2018 UPDATE – Cleary Construction crews completed installation of the new natural gas main under the roadway at W. Marine Road. That section of W. Marine Road, and the access road to the Food City store, are reopened to normal traffic flow. Next week, crews will continue installation of the new natural gas main in the easement on the west side of Smoky Grove Road. Additionally, crews will implement a full road closure on Mountain Grove Road (just west of the Smoky Grove Road intersection) starting at 7 a.m. Monday, June 25, and lasting through 5 p.m. Friday, June 29, to allow for pipeline installation under the roadway in this area. Cleary Construction will also close the southbound, righthand turn lane on Chapman Highway (between the IHOP/CVS entrance and Mountain Grove Road) starting Monday, June 25, and lasting through Friday, August 3. Off-road easement restoration will also continue between W. Marine Road and Tipton Station Road over the next several weeks. GATE STATION UPDATE: Beginning Thursday, June 28, KUB subcontractor Blount Excavation will begin site preparation work, including vegetation clearing and grading activities, in preparation for construction of the new natural gas gate station located at 304 Tipton Station Road. There are no current lane or road closures in association with this work; however, there will be an increase in heavy truck and equipment traffic in this area.

TRAFFIC ADVISORIES

(South Knoxville) Chapman Highway Continuous Lane Closure [June 25 – August 3] – KUB contract crews will close a short section of the southbound right turn lane of Chapman Highway beginning at IHOP/CVS to Mountain Grove Drive, from 7 a.m., Monday, June 25, through 5 p.m., Friday, August 3, as work is performed on the natural gas distribution system in the in the area. Both southbound lanes, the center turn lane, and both northbound lanes will remain open during this time and turn access to Mountain Grove Drive will be maintained. Access to local business will be maintained, and flaggers and signs will be on site to assist with traffic control.

(South Knoxville) Mountain Grove Drive Road Closure [June 25-29] – KUB contract crews will implement a road closure on Mountain Grove Drive between Majestic Grove Road and Chapman Highway from 7 a.m., Monday, June 25, through 5 p.m., Friday, June 29, as work is performed on the natural gas distribution system in the area. Alternate routes include W. Marine Road, W. Governor John Sevier Highway, and Majestic Grove Road. Flaggers and signs will be on site to assist with traffic control. Follow-up advisories will be issued as necessary.