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Tennessee Avenue road reconstruction update

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The Oak Ridge Public Works Department is providing a revised update on the Tennessee Avenue reconstruction project. Temporary closure of the Tyler Road intersection with West Tennessee Avenue will now begin on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, after the Labor Day weekend. (It was originally planned to begin this week.)

As the Public Works Department announced last week, phase one of the project will need to be extended just past Tyler Road, instead of Michigan Avenue. Adams and Sons Inc., the city’s contractor for the project, has advised that the intersection will remain closed for approximately one week. Traffic will be directed around the affected area.

Once the waterline replacement portion is complete, the intersection will be re-opened. After the water main installation is completed, reconstruction of the roadway will commence. [Read more…]

Tennessee Avenue road work to continue into fall

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The road work on Tennessee Avenue near Methodist Medical Center is expected to continue into the fall, Oak Ridge officials said Friday.

The contractor, Adams and Sons Inc., is rebuilding a portion of Tennessee Avenue beginning east of New York Avenue down to the intersection with Michigan Avenue.

“The Oak Ridge Public Works Department is using this project as an opportunity to replace the existing 1940s-era water main along Tennessee Avenue, in addition to making curb, gutter, and sidewalk repairs,” a City of Oak Ridge press release said.

The new water line is being installed from west to east and the first section has already been placed in service, the press release said. Work has progressed to an area near Methodist Medical Center, which is approximately the halfway point for the water main. [Read more…]

Tennessee Avenue reconstruction project to start Tuesday

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A road reconstruction project affecting Tennessee Avenue is scheduled to begin today (Tuesday, May 29), city officials said.

Adams and Sons Inc., working under contract for the City of Oak Ridge, will reconstruct a section of Tennessee Avenue beginning 400 feet east of its intersection with New York Avenue down to its intersection with Michigan Avenue, a press release said.

The contractor’s notice to proceed became effective Monday, May 21, and onsite activity was expected to begin after that, with construction signs placed earlier.

“The Public Works Department will use this project as an opportunity to replace the existing 1940s-era water main along Tennessee Avenue, in addition to making curb, gutter, and sidewalk repairs,” the press release said. [Read more…]