Emergency management personnel from the Y-12 National Security Complex will perform maintenance on an emergency warning siren located on Quincy Avenue in Oak Ridge on Wednesday.
During the maintenance, the siren will sound for short periods to ensure it’s operating once repairs are completed, a press release said.
The Quincy Avenue warning siren is located in the Woodland neighborhood about one block west of Lafayette Drive and north of State Highway 62 (South Illinois Avenue). [Read more…]
A car crashed into a utility pole on Lafayette Drive early Monday afternoon, knocking out power to 441 customers.
More than 400 customers lost power early Monday afternoon after a car crashed into a utility pole on Lafayette Drive, officials said.
The driver was reportedly taken to a medical center to be examined but appeared to have escaped major injuries, officials said.
The crash, which snapped a utility pole at an intersection with Midway Lane, was reported to the Oak Ridge Electric Department at about 1:20 p.m.
The Electric Department reported that 441 customers lost power. Most were in the Woodland neighborhood along the so-called “P” streets and Quincy Avenue. [Read more…]
A new traffic signal is expected to start operating Wednesday, Nov. 14, in front of the Woodland Town Center on South Illinois Avenue.
The new shopping center includes a Aubrey’s restaurant and a larger, relocated Panera Bread.
The traffic light is at the intersection of South Illinois and a new road called Woodland Terrace East. It replaces a short section of Quincy Avenue that was removed to make way for Woodland Town Center.
Construction work on the Woodland Town Center is scheduled to begin soon, and a short section of Quincy Avenue between South Purdue and South Illinois Avenue is scheduled to be closed on Friday, April 27.
The street closure could be delayed for bad weather. That section of Quincy Avenue will be closed for approximately four to five months while a new street is constructed as part of the Woodland Town Center, which is expected to include an Aubrey’s restaurant and a larger Panera Bread.
Motorists are requested to avoid this area and use alternate routes of travel.
Any questions or comments can be directed to the City of Oak Ridge Public Works Department at (865) 425-1875.
