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Photos: Jackson Square parking lot work continues Thursday

Posted at 8:58 pm September 17, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Jackson Square Fountain and Landscaping

New landscaping is in the foreground and the interactive fountain is in the background at Jackson Square as construction continued on the $1 million parking lot renovation on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The $1 million renovation of the Jackson Square parking lot continued Thursday, with the goal of finishing the project in time for Taste of Anderson County on Saturday.

Construction started in January on what has turned into one of the most closely watched projects in Oak Ridge. Work is funded with help from a $741,609 Tennessee Department of Transportation Enhancement Grant that was awarded to the city in June 2012. The TDOT grant covers 80 percent of the work, and it requires a 20 percent city match.

The work is reported to be the first major renovation at Jackson Square in 70 years. It includes a landscaped pedestrian plaza with parking, an interactive fountain, stone pavers, curbing, asphalt paving, utilities, benches, sidewalks, and upgrades under the American with Disabilities Act. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, Community, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Slider Tagged With: Bill Haslam, enhancement grant, grant, interactive fountain, Jackson Square, parking lot, paving, pedestrian plaza, renovations, Taste of Anderson County, TDOT, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Jackson Square fountain won’t be ready by Lavender Fest, but other work should be

Posted at 9:38 pm April 18, 2015
By John Huotari 3 Comments

Jackson Square Parking Lot Work

The interactive fountain in the center of the Jackson Square parking lot won’t be finished before the Lavender Festival in June, but work around the fountain should be completed by then, a city official said Monday.

 

The interactive fountain won’t be in place by the Lavender Festival in June, but other perimeter work around the Jackson Square parking lot should be completed, a city official said Monday.

Construction work on the $1 million rebuild of the parking lot area at Jackson Square started in January. The construction contract was awarded to Rich Construction Inc. of Lenoir City by the Oak Ridge City Council in October.

The work is funded with help from a $741,609 Tennessee Department of Transportation Enhancement Grant that was awarded to the city in June 2012. The TDOT grant covers 80 percent of the work, and it requires a 20 percent city match.

Jackson Square is Oak Ridge’s original town center. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Angel Rich Johnson, enhancement grant, farmer's market, Gary Cinder, interactive fountain, Jackson Square, Lavender Festival, Mark Watson, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Public Works, revitalization, Rich Construction Inc., Roger Flynn, TDOT, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Pedestrian safety project at Jackson Square to be completed soon

Posted at 10:30 am November 7, 2013
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Jackson Square Pedestrian Improvements

Workers repave Broadway at Jackson Square on Oct. 25 as part of a pedestrian safety improvement project paid for with red light camera money.

The city-owned parking lot on the north side of Jackson Square now has two handicapped-accessible areas, and the pedestrian safety improvements under way there could be finished in another week, an official said Tuesday.

The project, which includes road and sidewalk work, is being done under a contract approved by Oak Ridge City Council in August.

It’s part of more than $500,000 worth of projects that use red light camera money. The other projects are designed to make eight Oak Ridge Turnpike intersections safer for pedestrians. Those improvements, which will provide a pedestrian walkway and crosswalk system near Oak Ridge Turnpike businesses, are estimated at $370,000. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: citations, crosswalk, enhancement grant, farmer's market, Jackson Square, Oak Ridge City Council, parking lot, paving, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, red light camera money, revitalization, Tennessee Department of Transportation, walkway

Council approves pedestrian safety projects, Chamber contract

Posted at 12:55 am August 28, 2013
By John Huotari 11 Comments

Oak Ridge City Council

During a special meeting Monday, the Oak Ridge City Council approved pedestrian safety improvement projects on Oak Ridge Turnpike and at Jackson Square, and approved a contract worth up to $175,000 with the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce. (File photo)

The Oak Ridge City Council on Monday agreed to use more than $500,000 in red light camera money to improve the city-owned parking lot on the north side of Jackson Square and make eight Oak Ridge Turnpike intersections safer for pedestrians.

Council also approved a $175,000 contract with the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, an amount that was down significantly from previous years but higher than what City Manager Mark Watson had originally proposed earlier this year. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Anne Garcia Garland, Broadway Avenue, Chuck Hope, contract, enhancement grant, farmer's market, Jackson Square, Janice McGinnis, Mark Watson, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Economic Development Initiative, Oak Ridge Turnpike, parking lot, pedestrians, red light camera money, steering committee, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Trina Baughn

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