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Public Works Week: Plans Review and Inspections Dept. Focuses on Life Safety
Jim Tente, Building and Plans Review Chief, measures fire exit options on some construction plans. Any new parent or anyone who has ever delved into a survival book/television show knows how easy ...
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On May 25, 2018 at 8:00 PM
Public Works Week: LED Retrofit Reveals the Power of Public Works
LED lights installed in a street light on MLK Jr. Blvd. There are roughly 30,000 street lights in the City of Knoxville limits, but it’s likely that most of those lights go unnoticed until one go ...
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On May 25, 2018 at 7:50 PM
Public Works Week: Traffic Engineering Improves the Way Knoxville Moves
City Traffic Engineering crew paints markings on Sevier Avenue. Knoxville’s Traffic Engineering Department has 33 technicians and engineers managing the City’s traffic system 24/7. This traffi ...
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On May 25, 2018 at 1:09 PM
Mary Vestal Greenway Extension: Brought to You by Public Works
Crews paving a section of Mary Vestal Greenway that passes through a community center parking lot. The City of Knoxville currently has 112 miles of existing greenways and trails overseen by the P ...
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On May 25, 2018 at 10:55 AM
Two West Jackson Avenue Streetscape Projects Completed
At a Thursday, May 24, ribbon-cutting, celebrating the completion of two West Jackson Avenue streetscape projects, Old City old-timers reminisced about what the neighborhood looked like and felt l ...
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On May 24, 2018 at 3:56 PM
Save Our Sons Initiative Partners Plan for Busy Summer
The Mayor’s Save Our Sons Partner Roundtable met last week to share their current efforts to support boys and young men of color ages 14-24 and the future of those efforts. Representatives from SE ...
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ptravis
On May 24, 2018 at 1:55 PM
Public Works Week: Street Sweeping Does More than Clean Knoxville's Roadways
For all but five hours in a 24-hour day, there’s a City street getting cleaned by one of the Public Service Department's 19-ton street sweeper machines. Sound like a lot of street sweeping? It ...
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On May 24, 2018 at 10:51 AM
Public Works Week: Fleet Services Spotlight
By Nick Bradshaw Deputy Director of Fleet Services | For one week in May every year – May 20-26 this year – Public Works Departments across the State and across the nation have the opportunity ...
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On May 22, 2018 at 4:08 PM
Stormwater Quality Device, Cumberland Avenue Cleanup Aim to Improve Third Creek
Keep Knoxville Beautiful and the Cumberland Avenue Merchants Association will host the Cumberland Avenue Cleanup event Tuesday, May 22, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., beginning at the Copper Cellar (1807 Cum ...
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On May 21, 2018 at 5:19 PM
Open Streets: Event Showcases New Energy in Old Sevier Neighborhood
Always wanted to learn more about other parts of the city? The upcoming Open Streets Knoxville event on Sunday, May 20, will provide a great sample of an up-and-coming corridor in South Knoxville. ...
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On May 19, 2018 at 7:51 PM
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