The Oak Ridge Public Works Department will be doing routine flushing of the water system starting April 29 and continuing through about June 1.
The flushing will be performed between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Residents in the areas being flushed may not want to wash laundry during those hours since the flushing may cause temporary discoloration of the water during the process.
The flushing program is an annual requirement of all water systems and is used as a means of ensuring that satisfactory water quality is maintained throughout the water system. It aids in this task by removing iron deposits and other sediments, which naturally collect within all water systems.
The days on which the areas are flushed may vary depending on the water system conditions. The schedule could also be affected by weather. It’s available at www.oakridgetn.gov.
Questions or comments may be directed to the Oak Ridge Public Works Department at (865) 425-1875.
FIRST WEEK
- Monday, April 29—Midway Lane area, Woodland area, Scarboro Community
- Tuesday, April 30—Burnham Woods area, Utica Circle, Oak Ridge Mall/Downtown area, Inn Lane, Hendrix Creek
- Wednesday, May 1—Honeysuckle Lane, Hugh Lane, Edinboro Lane, Esquire Court, English Court, Flint Road, Franklin Road, Laboratory Road, Administration Road, Davidson Lane, Dartmouth Circle, Carnegie Drive, Jefferson Middle School, Callahan Towers, Culver Road, Clark Lane, Colgate Road, Concord Road, Cumberland View Drive, Claremont Road, Chestnut Hill Road
- Thursday, May 2—British Woods, Briarcliff Avenue and side streets, Columbia Drive, Caldwell Drive, Colby Road, Canterbury Road, Baltimore Drive, Berwick Drive, Baker Lane, Balboa Circle, Balsam Road
- Friday, May 3—Brockton Lane, Amanda Drive, Amanda Place, Asbury Lane, Artesia Drive, Stone Bridge, Bay Path Drive area, Outer Drive west of New York Avenue, Osage Road, Westover Drive, Westlook Circle, East Price Road, West Price Lane, Porter Road, Pomona Road, Plymouth Circle, Pleasant Road, Pickwick Lane, Pelham Road, Union Valley Road
SECOND WEEK
- Monday, May 6—Utah Avenue and side streets, Norman Lane, Norris Lane, Orchard Circle area, Oneida Lane, Michigan Avenue and side streets
- Tuesday, May 7—Kentucky Avenue and side streets, Ontario Lane, Georgia Avenue and side streets from Outer Drive to West Geneva Lane, Fulton Lane, Firestone Road, Broadway area, West Madison Lane
- Wednesday, May 8—West Tennessee between Michigan Avenue and New York Avenue, Vermont Avenue and side streets, Pennsylvania Avenue and side streets from New York Avenue to Pawley
- Thursday, May 9—East and West Newkirk Lane, Tyrone Road, Tyler Road, Olmstead Lane, Tabor Road, Tampa Lane, Delaware Avenue from Decatur Road to Outer Drive, Ogden, Oglethorpe Place, Oak Lane, Clarion Road, Chatham Lane, Everest Circle, Evans Lane, Euclid Circle, Euclid Place
- Friday, May 10—Englewood Lane, Englewood Road, Emerson Circle, Emerson Place, Timbercrest Drive area, Elliott Circle, Edison Lane, Edgehill Lane, Alger Road, Andover Circle, Amherst Lane, Tyson Road, East Geneva Lane, Tucker Road, Fairview Road

THIRD WEEK
- Monday, May 13—East Fernhill Lane, West Fernhill Road, East Faunce Lane, East Tennessee Avenue and side streets from Florida Avenue to California Avenue, Fairbanks Road and Coal Yard Road, Dresden Road, East and West Damascus Road, Darwin Lane
- Tuesday, May 14—Cahill Lane, Alder Lane, Cedar Lane, Cedar Road, East and West Arrowwood Road, Aspen Lane, North and South Alabama Road, Atlanta Road, Albany Road, Alhambra Road, Arizona Road, Athens Road, Ashland Lane, Alger Road
- Wednesday, May 15—Audubon Road, East Drive and side streets from Athens Road to Alger Road, Warehouse Road, Apple Lane, Arcadia Lane and Place, Cairo Lane, Marywater Lane, The Rivers, Palisades Parkway and side streets
- Thursday, May 16—South Illinois Avenue and Oak Ridge Turnpike, Viking Road, Grove Center area, Robin Lane, Iris Circle, Inca Circle, Providence Road, Hillside Road and side streets from Illinois Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue
- Friday, May 17—West Outer Drive and side streets from Warrior Circle to Westlook Circle, Highland Avenue and side streets

FOURTH WEEK
- Monday, May 20—Incline Lane, East and West Vanderbilt Drive and side streets
- Tuesday, May 21—Van Hicks Road, Adams Lane, Ingrahm Lane, Robertsville Middle School area, Royce Circle, Jefferson Terminal Road, Indian Lane and Place, Independence Lane, Ithaca Lane, East and West Irving Lane, Jefferson Avenue at Robertsville Road, Jarrett Lane
- Wednesday, May 22—Ivy Lane, North Illinois Avenue at Iroquois Road, Iona Circle, Jersey Lane, Jellico Lane, Jay Lane, Jasper Lane, Washburn Circle, Wellington Circle, Judd Lane, Wayside Road, Wayne Road, Jonathan Lane, area of 282-360 Jefferson Avenue
- Thursday, May 23—LaSalle Road and Livingston Road, Louisiana Avenue and side streets from West Outer Drive to East Lincoln Road, North Seneca Road and side streets, North and South Jefferson Circle
- Friday, May 24—Robertsville Road and side streets from Jefferson Avenue to Salem Road, Loyola Lane, Lawton Road, Lancaster Road, West Lincoln Road and side streets, Sheridan Circle

FIFTH WEEK
- Monday, May 27—Salem Road and side streets, South Seneca Road, Sequoia Lane, Wiltshire Drive, Oak Ridge Turnpike and Bermuda Road, Oak Ridge Turnpike and Bradley Avenue, Robertsville Road and side streets from Salem Road to Bermuda Road, Beverly Circle, Butler Road, Byron Lane, Bryn Mawr Circle
- Tuesday, May 28—Bradley Avenue, Montana Avenue and side streets from Oak Ridge Turnpike to Mohawk Road, Miramar Circle, Montclair Road and side streets, Morningside Drive and side streets
- Wednesday, May 29—Windham Road and side streets, West Outer Drive and side streets from Morningside Drive to Montana Avenue, Newbedford Lane, Nantucket Way, Newcastle Lane, Naples Lane, Nebraska Avenue at Normandy Road, Norway Lane
- Thursday, May 30—Golfcrest Lane and side streets, Gates Drive, Southwood Lane, Westover Drive, Mason Lane, Wildwood Drive, Oklahoma Avenue, Gum Hollow Road and side streets, Windgate Road, Newell Lane, Newton Lane, Whippoorwill Drive and side streets
- Friday, May 31—West Outer Drive from Montana Avenue to the end of West Outer Drive, Nathan Lane, Neville Lane, Nebraska Avenue at Newridge Road, Newcrest Lane, top of Oklahoma Avenue and Mason Lane, Windsong Lane, Scarboro Road, Union Valley Industrial Park, Commerce Park Drive, Bethel Valley Industrial Park, Park Meade Drive, Center Park Lane, Rivers Run area
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