KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — On Tuesday, the Knoxville City Council approved plans to move forward with three major engineering projects, including one aimed at improving traffic flow along one of the city’s busiest roadways.
The Middlebrook Pike Advanced Traffic Management System project is the first of its kind in Knoxville. It will allow for real-time adjustments to traffic signals, helping to facilitate traffic and improve the overall flow.
Middlebrook Pike is one of Knoxville’s busiest roadways, with constant traffic throughout the week. Now, a $3.9 million advanced traffic management system aims to ease that congestion. It will connect 23 signalized intersections along Middlebrook Pike and University Avenue.
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“We’ll actually have the ability to make timing changes, remotely. Part of the project will be updated timing plans for the corridor, which for that corridor, that sort of thing hasn’t happened since 2018. So it’s going to be a huge improvement, “ explained Karen McKeehan, Knoxville’s Transportation Engineering Chief…