KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A project to expand pedestrian and bicycle access around Fountain City is about to begin.
The city is set to break ground on the Adair Park/Sue Clancy Greenway Extension in Fountain City on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The half-mile greenway connects Adair Park and residents north of I-640/Broadway to areas south of Sharps Ridge. The new greenway aims to help residents and park visitors avoid heavy traffic in the area.
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The greenway extension will run adjacent to property owned by Knoxville Utilities Board and Lynnhurst Cemetery. The easements were negotiated by Legacy Parks Foundation; however, the city will maintain the greenway connector. For the initial work, the city has not hired an outside contractor; instead, it will be done by the City Public Service Department.
Crew will begin work on the greenway by clearing the underbrush along Lynnhurst Creek to create a 10-foot-wide pathway. Crews will then build a packed dirt path, reinforced with small gravel. Plans to pave the connector are included in the City’s Five-Year Neighborhood Investment Plan, which may be funded by a Sales Tax Referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot.
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The project comes as the city has worked to improve pedestrian and bicycle access around Fountain City. Last year, a $3 million project to improve 3,800 linear feet of sidewalk on Old Broadway was completed. A future extension of the First Creek Greenway in front of the Broadway Shopping Center is also expected to begin construction next year. The city hopes this project will allow someone to travel to and from downtown to Fountain City on a bicycle…