The City of Knoxville and its partners are excited to celebrate plans for a new fire station and streetscapes in Burlington with a public groundbreaking event at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 31, at 4017 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. 

The public is invited to attend. Guests include: Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon, Knoxville Fire Chief Stan Sharp and KFD staff, East Knoxville community leaders, Public Building Authority staff, and Johnson & Galyon Construction. 

The new Fire Station No. 6—Knoxville’s first new fire station in nearly 30 years—will be built a block from the 88-year-old station that it's replacing.

The $8.6 million station will have two bays for fire trucks, a training mezzanine area, and a kitchen, dining area, day room, patio and more.

Shortly after construction begins on the fire station, work will get underway on the $5.1 million Burlington Streetscapes Project. That project will replace crumbling sidewalks, traffic signals, signage, and streetlights, while also improving on-street parking and relocating overhead utility lines. 

The celebration of these two projects, which represent a $13.7 million investment in the Burlington area, will include a short program, renderings of the projects, and light refreshments.

The City of Knoxville ensures meaningful access to City programs, services, and activities to comply with Civil Rights Title VI and ADA Title II laws and reasonably provides: translation, interpretation, modifications, accommodations, alternative formats, auxiliary aids and services.

To request language translation services, contact the City’s Human Resources Department at [email protected] or 865-215-3100. For disability accommodations, contact City ADA Coordinator Stephanie Brewer Cook at [email protected] or 865-215-2034.