KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Part of the Schaad Road Extension Project recently opened to the public, but as this years-long project is making strides to completion, residents are saying it’s unsafe to drive.
“No one knows what to do. Like, I will sit there for like five or 10 minutes sometimes, just like I don’t, I don’t know who’s supposed to go,” said Knox County resident, Mary Lowe.
As someone who lives adjacent to the Schaad and Andes Road intersection, Lowe said driving home is now a daily struggle for her after it reopened.
“I guess about two days ago when I was on the road, I saw a wreck happen, and I also saw a school bus almost get hit, and that was very concerning,” she said. “I figured that would happen when the road was put in because of how many people were concerned about it and had expressed concern prior.”
Lowe, like many of her neighbors, says the area is dangerous, confusing and congested. However, Knox County’s Engineering and Public Works said it could just be growing pains.