The section of the City of Knoxville's Neyland Greenway beneath the Henley Bridge was closed this morning due to construction activity that will be taking place overhead.
That portion of the greenway will be closed intermittently until mid-August, depending on the construction schedule. There will be a locked gate at the location that will be open when it's safe for runners, walkers and bicyclists to travel along the greenway under the bridge.
The three-mile-long Neyland Greenway is part of a near 10-mile section of connected greenways running east to west from Morningside Park to Bearden Elementary School. It travels along the Tennessee River between the James White and Third Creek Greenways. For maps or more information about the city's 50-mile greenway system please go to
www.knoxvilletn.gov/greenways.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation closed the 80-year-old Henley Bridge on January 3rd for reconstruction. The work is expected to take 24-30 months to complete.
More information about the Henley Bridge project is available at
www.tn.gov/henley.