Depot Avenue Area Water Main Project

(Old City Area) E. Depot Avenue Road Closure [November 30 – December 7] – KUB crews will close a short section of E. Depot Avenue between Morgan Street and N. Central Street continuously from 3 p.m., Friday, November 30, through 3 p.m., Friday, December 7, as work is performed on the water distribution system in the area. Alternate routes include E. Magnolia Avenue, E. Jackson Avenue, and Willow Avenue. Signs will be on site to assist with traffic control. Follow-up advisories will be issued as necessary.

Depot Avenue Area Water Main Project

November 29, 2018 UPDATE – Garney Construction has completed all pipe installation for the new 36-inch water main. The process of filling and testing the line started this week. As part of this work, Patton Street will remain closed between Willow Avenue and E. Summit Hill Drive through mid-December. Paving restoration work has been completed, and roads have been reopened to normal traffic flow on the section of Patton Street between Campbell Avenue and Willow Avenue, and on Willow Avenue east of the Patton Street intersection. Sidewalk and curb repairs remain in these areas, but that work will not affect traffic flow. Once testing and flushing of the new water main is completed, Garney Construction will make the final tie-in to connect the new 36-inch main to the existing water main at the E. Summit Hill Drive and Patton Street intersection. This tie-in work will require a lane closure on E. Summit Hill Drive in December. Information on traffic impacts will be communicated as details are finalized. Please see the below video for a detailed project overview with Project Manager Tommy Lawhorn from KUB Water Systems Engineering. 

Jackson Avenue Ramps Utility Relocation Project

November 29, 2018 UPDATE – Weekly Update: Southern Constructors, Inc., continued rehabilitation of the wastewater system on W. Jackson Avenue this week. The full road closure of W. Jackson Avenue (between S. Broadway and Gay Street) will remain in effect through 2 p.m., Friday, November 30. W. Jackson Avenue will be reopened to normal traffic flow at that time and throughout the weekend. The contractor will re-close this section of W. Jackson Avenue to through traffic starting at 6 a.m. Monday, December 3, through 6 p.m., Thursday, December 6, to complete final testing of the wastewater system and pavement restoration. Access to businesses and parking lots in the work zone will be maintained. See the attached map for alternate routes around this section of W. Jackson Avenue.

South Knox Natural Gas Project

November 29, 2018 UPDATE – Pipeline: As of November 9, all right-of-way restoration was finished in the areas where the new natural gas pipeline was installed. Gate Station: All mechanical installations will be complete on the new South Knox Natural Gas Gate Station by the end of the week. Work continues around the site as the areas around underground piping and buried conduit are back-filled. Final grading work and installation of remaining electrical and instrumentation components will continue over the next several weeks. Additionally, crews will be onsite installing fencing around the station perimeter and painting inside the structure.

Construction continues on the new KUB South Knox Natural Gas Gate Station, located on Tipton Station Road. The new facility is expected to be ready for operation by January 2019.

Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Project

November 29, 2018 UPDATE – Weekly Update: Construction activity resumed this week after the Thanksgiving holiday. Construction crews continue work on the southern end of Noelton Drive, Dogwood Lane, and short sections of Hiawatha Drive (east of the Noelton Drive intersection) and Mellen Avenue. Restoration work is also ongoing on Chippewa Circle. These roadways remain closed daily between 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Paving and restoration work has been completed and the roadways reopened to normal traffic flow on the northern section of Noelton Drive and Chickasaw Road.

Jackson Avenue Ramps Utility Relocation Project

TRAFFIC ADVISORY 

(Old City) W. Jackson Avenue Road Closure [November 28-30] – KUB contract crews will close a section of W. Jackson Avenue between S. Broadway and S. Gay Street to traffic from 6 a.m., Wednesday, November 28, through 6 p.m., Friday, November 30, as work is performed on the wastewater collection system in the area. Local traffic access will be maintained via S. Broadway. Alternate routes include W. Summit Hill Drive, S. Gay Street, Western Avenue, and S. Broadway. Flaggers and signs will be on site to assist with traffic control. Access to local businesses will be maintained. Follow-up advisories will be issued as necessary.

Sequoyah Hills Wastewater Project

There will be no blog/map updates posted this week due to the shortened work week/ Thanksgiving holiday. The next project update will be posted the week of November 26. Call 865-524-2911 if you have any questions related to ongoing work in your area.