Karen J. McKeehan, P.E.
Transportation Engineering Chief
[email protected]
865-215-6100
Public Works Service Center
3131 Morris Ave.
Knoxville TN 37909
The Transportation Engineering Division is involved in transportation issues on all roadways and streets in the City of Knoxville, excluding the interstate highways, which are controlled by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).
The Transportation Engineering Division has three groups: Traffic Signals, the Sign and Marking Shop, and Traffic Operations.
TRAFFIC SIGNALS GROUP
The Traffic Signals Group is responsible for the maintenance, timing and coordination of all existing traffic signals.
Contact the Signal Shop at
865-215-6730.
To report a Streetlight Outage, please call 311 (865-215-4311) or fill out the
Streetlight Outage Form.
TRAFFIC SIGN AND MARKING SHOP
The Traffic Sign and Marking Shop is responsible for the production, installation, and maintenance of all existing traffic control signs, markings, and parking meters.
Contact the Sign Shop at
865-215-6720.
TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
Traffic Operations conducts routine traffic counts and other studies, keeps crash data on Knoxville's roadways, and takes traffic-related requests such as for new traffic signs, markings, and signals.
Contact the Traffic Operations office at
865-215-6100.
The current
traffic count data can be seen online at the Knoxville Regional TPO website.