KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — From the University of Tennessee’s homecoming game against Kentucky to several construction projects, 6 News anchor Bo Williams is on your side, breaking down what drivers need to know before hitting the roads this weekend.
On Friday, UT’s Homecoming parade could cause delays around the university’s campus. At 2 p.m., two eastbound lanes of Volunteer Boulevard from Todd Helton Drive to Pat Head Summitt Street will be closed for the parade line-up. Then at 3:30 p.m., both directions of Volunteer Boulevard will be closed from Pat Head Summitt Street to Peyton Manning Pass. The road will remain closed until the parade is over around 5 p.m. After the parade, drivers are warned that floats will be traveling down Phillip Fulmer Way to Chamique Holdsclaw Drive to Todd Helton Drive, with many ending at Fraternity Park.
The Volunteers are facing Kentucky in Neyland Stadium on Saturday, which will cause increased traffic in and around downtown Knoxville. Kickoff is set for 6:15 p.m. Cumberland Avenue, and Neyland Drive will see the most congestion pre- and post-game. Starting at 5 a.m. Peyton Manning Pass and Phillip Fulmer Way from Cumberland Avenue to Lake Loudoun Boulevard will close…