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SEVIER AVENUE PROJECT |
Starting in early 2025, construction of the $19.2 million Sevier Avenue streetscape project gets underway.
AT A GLANCE
• 2-year project
• Upgrades include:
- Wide ADA-compliant sidewalks
- A new railroad crossing
- New streetlights and traffic signals
- Upgraded utilities and relocation of unsightly utility lines below ground
- A roundabout at the intersection of Sevier Avenue, Foggy Bottom Street and Island Home Avenue
• With few exceptions, traffic flow on Sevier Avenue is expected to remain open in both directions throughout the construction
• Biggest component - $8.9 million construction contract with Whaley Construction (80 percent funded by the state of Tennessee)
• Another $7.6 million is being paid to Southern Constructors to build utility conduit and a duct bank, and to reimburse Knoxville Utilities Board, AT&T and Comcast for relocating utilities underground; the utility portion of the project is completely City-funded
• $19.2 million total project cost reflects design work, right-of-way acquisition and construction
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Work will begin on the east end of the project area. Infill will raise the eastern side, where the roundabout will be constructed, by 6 to 7 feet up to grade. Utility work is scheduled to begin on the western side of Sevier Avenue this summer, when there are no classes at nearby South Knoxville Elementary School.
• Most recent Sevier Ave. Roadway Project Sheet from Engineering
• 02/22/2024 - Tennessee River Waterfront Connectivity Framework Study [PDF]
• 08/11/2017 Sevier Avenue Roadway Improvements [PDF]
• Project Archives
Call 3-1-1, and you will be contacted by whichever City staff person has the expertise and direct involvement to address your questions.