Later this month, two contractors – Whaley Construction and Southern Constructors Inc. – will begin work on the Sevier Avenue Streetscape Project.
 
The overall $19.2 million investment will build wide ADA-compliant sidewalks, a new railroad crossing, new streetlights and traffic signals, a roundabout, and upgraded utilities (relocated below ground).
 
Continuing to provide the latest information about the project, City staff will host a drop-in open house meeting at South Knoxville Elementary School, 801 Sevier Ave., from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

The Sevier Avenue project will continue through summer 2026, but access to businesses and South Knoxville Elementary will consistently be maintained. Two lanes of traffic flow generally will be open on Sevier Avenue, and when a lane is closed, flaggers will be directing traffic.
 
The City of Knoxville ensures meaningful access to City programs, services, and activities to comply with Civil Rights Title VI and ADA Title II laws and reasonably provides: translation, interpretation, modifications, accommodations, alternative formats, auxiliary aids and services.
 
To request language translation services, contact the City’s Human Resources Department at [email protected]
or 865-215-3100. For disability accommodations, contact City ADA Coordinator Stephanie Brewer Cook at [email protected] or 865-215-2034.