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Clinch Avenue needs repairs near bridge after heavy rains

Posted at 12:34 am November 26, 2019
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Clinton Police Department Clinch Avenue Road Separation Nov 25 2019
Clinch Avenue in Clinton will require repairs after heavy rains on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, caused the road bed to fail in the northbound lanes just north of the Lewallen Bridge, according to the Clinton Police Department. (Photo courtesy CPD)

Clinch Avenue in Clinton will require repairs after heavy rains on Saturday caused the road bed to fail in the northbound lanes just north of the Lewallen Bridge, according to the Clinton Police Department.

The bridge is not affected, but the traffic lanes on Clinch Avenue (State Route 9) near South Charles G. Seivers Boulevard (State Route 61).

The Tennessee Department of Transportation currently has traffic restricted to one lane traveling in each direction, the CPD said Monday.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Government, Police and Fire, State Tagged With: Clinch Avenue, Clinton Police Department, heavy rain, Lewallen Bridge, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Photos: Clinch River bridge work in Clinton

Posted at 4:16 pm November 1, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Work is under way on the bridge to replace the Honorable William Everette Lewallen Bridge over the Clinch River on Clinch Avenue between downtown Clinton and South Clinton. The work is pictured above on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Work is under way on the bridge to replace the Honorable William Everette Lewallen Bridge over the Clinch River on Clinch Avenue between downtown Clinton and South Clinton. The work is pictured above on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Construction work has started on the replacement of the Honorable William Everette Lewallen Bridge over the Clinch River in downtown Clinton. Here are photos of the work, which could last three years, on Tuesday.

In August, WYSH Radio in Clinton reported that the contract to replace the bridge on Highway 25W/State Route 9 (Clinton Highway/Clinch Avenue) was awarded on August 17 to Charles Blalock and Sons Incorporated of Sevierville. Their bid for the replacement of the bridge, known to locals as the “green bridge,” came in at $27,735,269.72, WYSH said.

The bridge connects downtown Clinton to south Clinton. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Government, Government, Slider, State Tagged With: bridge, Charles Blalock and Sons Incorporated, Clinch Avenue, Clinch River, Clinch River bridge, Clinton, Clinton Highway, green bridge, Highway 25W, Honorable William Everette Lewallen Bridge, South Clinton, State Route 9, WYSH Radio

WYSH: Clinton bridge replacement contract awarded

Posted at 1:29 pm August 29, 2018
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Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge

The Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge on Clinch Avenue near downtown Clinton is pictured above in December 2013. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Information from WYSH Radio

WYSH Radio has reported that the contract to replace the Lewallen Bridge on Highway 25W/State Route 9 (Clinton Highway/Clinch Avenue) over the Clinch River near downtown Clinton was awarded on August 17 to Charles Blalock and Sons Incorporated of Sevierville. Their bid for the replacement of the bridge, known to locals as the “green bridge,” came in at $27,735,269.72.

The bridge connects downtown Clinton and north Clinton to south Clinton.

The aging bridge is due for replacement, according to the state, and while it is still considered safe, the replacement will address looming concerns regarding the structure due to its age. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Clinch Avenue, Clinton, Clinton Highway, green bridge, Highway 25W, Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge, Lewallen Bridge, Mark Nagi, State Route 9, Tennessee Department of Transportation, WYSH Radio

WYSH: TDOT gives Clinton an update on ‘green bridge’ replacement

Posted at 12:15 pm April 26, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge

The Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge on Clinch Avenue is pictured above near downtown Clinton in this file photo from December 2013.

 

Information from WYSH Radio

Clinton City Manager Roger Houck gave WYSH Radio in Clinton an update on Wednesday morning on the project to replace the green bridge that connects South Clinton and Clinton on Highway 25W, also known as Clinton Highway and Clinch Avenue. The bridge is currently structurally sound and safe, but the Tennessee Department of Transportation said that could change over the next few years, hence the replacement project.

Houck said that TDOT had earlier indicated that they would put the project out for bids in the second quarter of this year with construction slated to begin in the third quarter, but the city was recently informed that the timetable has been moved back some, with bids expected to be be sought in the third quarter. Construction on the approximately $21 million project could begin late this year or, more likely, early next year. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Clinch Avenue, Clinton, Clinton Highway, Highway 25W, Roger Houck, South Clinton, TDOT, Tennessee Department of Transportation, WYSH Radio

Clinton Council to get update on project to replace Lewallen Bridge

Posted at 10:52 am January 23, 2017
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Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge

The Clinton City Council is scheduled to receive an update Monday evening, Jan. 23, 2017, from City Manager Roger Houck on the status of the state project to replace the Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge on Clinch Avenue. The bridge over the Clinch River connects downtown Clinton and South Clinton on Highway 25W. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Information from WYSH Radio

The Clinton City Council is scheduled to receive an update tonight from City Manager Roger Houck on the status of the state project to replace the Lewallen Bridge connecting South Clinton and downtown Clinton on Highway 25W.

According to the city manager’s report included in the agenda for this evening’s meeting, Houck recently met with Tennessee Department of Transportation officials, who informed him that the project is still on schedule and that the design phase is nearing completion. Houck reported that TDOT has incorporated the various requests made by the city to be included in the design, such as lighting and bike lanes.

A plans review meeting is also set for next month, at which time city leaders could learn more about the expected timetable for the bridge project. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Clinch Avenue, Clinch River, Clinton, Clinton City Council, Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge, Lewallen Bridge, Roger Houck, South Clinton, TDOT, Tennessee Department of Transportation

WYSH: Clinton crash injures motorcyclist

Posted at 11:38 am April 26, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio, an Oak Ridge Today news partner

A car-motorcycle crash in south Clinton late Monday morning sent one man to the hospital by Lifestar medical helicopter, authorities said.

The crash occurred just before 11 a.m. Monday on Clinch Avenue in front of the Icon Market.

The Clinton Police Department said that 54-year-old John Aulton of Clinton had been headed north on Clinch Avenue on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle when a southbound Cadillac sedan driven by 75-year-old Billy Ashe of Clinton tried to turn left into the market. But his car ended up in the path of Aulton’s motorcycle, authorities said, and even though Aulton reportedly locked his brakes, he struck the right front side of the Cadillac and was thrown off the bike. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Clinton, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County EMS, Billy Ashe, car-motorcycle crash, Clinch Avenue, Clinton, Clinton Police Department, crash, John Aulton, Lifestar, Rick Scarbrough, University of Tennessee Medical Center

Motorcyclist flown to UT after car-motorcycle crash in Clinton

Posted at 3:39 pm April 25, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

A motorcyclist was flown by medical helicopter to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville after a car-motorcycle crash on Clinch Avenue in south Clinton on Monday, authorities said.

The Clinton Police Department and Anderson County EMS both responded to the crash.

The CPD said it doesn’t have any other information yet.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Filed Under: Clinton, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County EMS, car-motorcycle crash, Clinch Avenue, Clinton, Clinton Police Department, crash

Clinton man dies in Saturday night crash

Posted at 11:23 am July 13, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Clinton Police Department Badge

Note: This story was updated at 11:51 a.m.

A Clinton man died in a single-vehicle crash on Clinch Avenue on Saturday night, authorities said.

Witnesses told police that Johnny Sparks, 66, was driving his pickup truck southbound on Clinch Avenue, near Lee Road, at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday when he swerved into the northbound lane, barely missing an oncoming vehicle.

An accident reconstruction team from the Clinton Police Department said the truck then ran into a concrete culvert, and Sparks was ejected from the truck.

There were no other passengers in Sparks’ vehicle, the CPD said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Police and Fire Tagged With: Anderson County EMS, Clinch Avenue, Clinton, Clinton Fire Department, Clinton Police Department, Johnny Sparks, Lee Road

Knox man indicted on numerous charges in fatal wreck

Posted at 11:46 am July 9, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Kyle Houston Anthony

Kyle Houston Anthony

Information from WYSH Radio

A Knoxville man has been indicted by an Anderson County grand jury on several charges connected to a December 2013 accident on Lewallen Bridge that killed one person and injured four others.

Kyle Houston Anthony, 22, was indicted last week on charges of vehicular homicide by intoxication and recklessness, drunken driving, driving under the influence of marijuana, three counts of reckless aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, speeding, and tampering with evidence. He is free on $150,000 bond and will be arraigned Aug. 1 in Criminal Court.

The wreck killed 40-year-old Angela Duncan Richardson, who was ejected through the rear window of the 2012 Chevrolet pickup driven by Anthony. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Clinton, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Angela Duncan Richardson, Clinch Avenue, driving under the influence of marijuana, drunken driving, grand jury, Kyle Houston Anthony, Lewallen Bridge, reckless aggravated assault, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, speeding, tampering with evidence, vehicular homicide by intoxication and recklessness

Speed limit reduced on North Seivers in Clinton

Posted at 2:45 pm June 3, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

The speed limit on North Charles Seivers Boulevard from Clinch Avenue to Longmire Road in Clinton has been reduced from 45 miles an hour to 35 miles an hour. The change went into effect recently.

The Clinton Police Department said that the reduction in the speed limit is being made in response to an increased number of traffic accidents on that stretch of road during the past few months. Chief Rick Scarbrough said that the stretch of North Seivers from Maire Avenue to Longmire was the scene of 45 accidents last year alone.

The reduced speed limit will also be more consistent with the speed limits throughout the rest of the business district.  The speed limit on South Charles Seivers Boulevard from Clinch to the Food City is also 35 miles an hour.

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Clinch Avenue, Clinton Police Department, Longmire Road, Maire Avenue, North Charles Seivers Boulevard, Rick Scarbrough, South Charles Seivers Boulevard, WYSH

Car slams into Dollar General store in Clinton

Posted at 2:31 pm April 11, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

In case you have passed by the Dollar General Store on Clinch Avenue in the past week and have wondered why part of the building has been boarded up, it is because last weekend, someone accidentally crashed into the side of the store.

The incident occurred Saturday afternoon at around 1:30 p.m., when Betty Overton, 79, pulled into the parking lot and attempted to pull into an unoccupied parking spot. While doing so, her car struck a parked vehicle and kept going, slamming into the side of the building and creating a large hole.

Several shelves inside the store were knocked over and merchandise damaged, but no injuries were reported even though one woman who left the store before officers arrived was reportedly pinned in between two of the shelving units. No citations were issued in connection with the accident.

Filed Under: Clinton, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Betty Overton, Clinch Avenue, Dollar General

TDOT: Lewallen Bridge in Clinton slated for replacement

Posted at 11:59 pm January 31, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 1 Comment

Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge

Pictured above is the Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge on Clinch Avenue near downtown Clinton.

Information from WYSH Radio

The Tennessee Department of Transportation will be replacing the Lewallen Bridge—known as “the green bridge” to locals—that connects Clinton and South Clinton on Highway 25W within the next couple of years.

Clinton city officials met last Friday with TDOT representatives to learn more about the project and its tentative schedule. TDOT spokesman Mark Nagi in an email said that the new bridge will be realigned to the park side of the bridge, which is upstream from the current bridge, so that the state can avoid “the costly acquisition of several homes” downstream of the bridge in the other side. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Clinton, Government, Slider, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Clinch Avenue, Clinton, Highway 25W, Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge, Lewallen Bridge, Mark Nagi, South Clinton, TDOT, Tennessee Department of Transportation, WYSH Radio

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