Phase III of the Traffic Control Plan is expected to begin the week of November 10th, due to recent weather delays.
 
Planned Activity: 

• On Friday, November 7, contractors will be paving the multi-use path.
• On Monday, November 10, Cochran Road will be paved (weather permitting). 
• New all-way stop signs are expected to be installed early on Wednesday, November 12th.
• Cochran Road is expected to open to traffic mid-day Wednesday. November 12 th.
• Once Cochran Road opens, Phase III of the Traffic Control Plan will begin.
• Utility relocation work is nearing completion.

 
New Traffic Pattern Expected November 12, 2025
 
When Phase III begins, the intersection of Cochran Road and Raulston Road will become an all-way stop to accommodate detoured eastbound traffic from Carpenters Grade Road.
This temporary all-way stop will remain in place for approximately 6–8 months, until Phase III is complete.
 
Important Traffic Notes During Phase III:
· Northbound Carpenters Grade traffic will be detoured to Cochran Road.
· Southbound Carpenters Grade Road will remain open with traffic moving onto the multi-use path between Melrose Station and Barrington. 
· Residents exiting Cross Creek, Oxford Hills, and Knightsbridge subdivisions will be right turn only onto Carpenters Grade Road.
· Residents exiting the Villas at Carpenters Grade, Legacy Court, and Kirkland Estates subdivisions will be left turn only.
· The temporary traffic signal on Carpenters Grade Road at Cross Creek Drive will provide improved access for internal subdivision traffic to enter Carpenters Grade Road.
Safety Reminder
Large equipment and workers will be present throughout the day.
Please:

• Slow down and use extra caution in the work zone and on Cochran Road.
• Expect delays and plan extra travel time.
• Follow police directions—officers are on site to help reduce speeding and unsafe driving.

 
We appreciate your support while we work to improve your roads.
   
For more information visit our website at: www.maryvillegov.com/carpenters.html

Throughout November, the City of Maryville Stormwater Department will be replacing catch basins along Washington Street in preparation for upcoming TDOT repaving work, expected to take place this spring.
To complete the repairs, crews will close one outer lane at a time, switching sides as work progresses. All repairs are expected to take the full month of November.
Lane closures will occur between East Broadway Avenue and High Street, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information, contact the Stormwater Department at 865-273-3500.

The City of Maryville Electric Department and Water and Sewer Department will be working on a line replacement job downtown on Tuesday, November 5. For safety, E. Church Avenue will be closed between S. Cusick Street and Court Street from 7 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m.
For more information, please contact either department at 865-273-3300. 

​Beginning Monday, November 3, 2025, the restrooms in Jack Greene Park will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. This will be in effect until further notice. 

The cities of Alcoa and Maryville are moving forward with plans for the expansion of the Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant — a project slated to develop in phases over the next 10 years.

The Maryville Public Building Authority (PBA) on Thursday reviewed the results of a Request for Proposals the city issued for the project in August.

The PBA approved a contract for pre-construction services with the Alabama-based firm Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC.  Under the $550,000 contract, Brasfield & Gorrie would work with design consultant Jacobs Engineering to provide design recommendations, cost modeling, scheduling, and contractor coordination prior to the actual start of the construction project. The city expects to have the expansion design documents finalized by January 2027.)
Expansion plans include upgrades to the industrial-grade equipment used for the liquid and solid phases of wastewater treatment, as well as improvements to the on-site support facility.

The plant, located at 4541 Wheeler Road in Louisville, has been a shared facility between the two cities since the 1970s. The utility treats an average of 11 million gallons of water per day, serving approximately 26,000 residential and commercial customers in Alcoa, Maryville, and the Knox-Chapman Utility District.

Improvements to the plant are necessary to increase the operational capacity of the plant and maintain the standards required by community as well as federal and state regulations. The expansion will offer advancements in wastewater treatment technology, efficiency, and capacity. 

“This collaborative effort between our communities for this critical infrastructure will save millions while allowing us to improve the way we provide wastewater treatment services in our area,” said Maryville Assistant City Manager Kevin Stoltenberg. “The cities are working together to determine all available funding sources, including potential bond issuance and federal grants in an effort to minimize the project’s impact on customer water and sewer rates.”

At today’s work session, the City of Alcoa’s Board of Commissioners reviewed a rate structure designed to help fund their share of the project cost. The City of Maryville will also implement rate increases for their share of the costs, however the amount and timing is still to be determined.

“While our approaches may differ at times, our partnership with the City of Maryville ensures we’re working together to deliver this complex project in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible,” said Alcoa City Manager Bruce Applegate. “We couldn’t ask for a better partner to navigate the technical challenges of this project.”
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The pre-construction phase of the project is expected to last through January 2027, and the cities hope to have the new facility fully functional by 2035.

​Contractors for the City of Maryville will begin pressure washing downtown parking garages starting Monday, October 27, 2025.

• Monday, October 27: The West Harper Avenue parking garage will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Tuesday, October 28: The first two levels of the parking garage on West Broadway (next to Bluetick Tavern, entrance on West Church Avenue) will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The top level will remain open for public use.
• Wednesday, October 29: The East Harper parking garage will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, contact the Katie Kerr at 865-273-3460.

East Tennessee Natural Gas will be working to repair gas lines near Rural King over the next two weeks starting on Monday, October 13, 2025. Crews will continue this first phase of work until the end of the day on Thursday, October 16. On Tuesday, October 21, the second phase of work will begin and should be wrapped up sometime on Friday, October 24.   
 
This work will be done in the southbound lane of McCammon Ave., resulting in an around the clock lane closure for both phases. Southbound traffic will be detoured to N. Calderwood St. while crews are present in the work zone.
 
For questions or concerns call East Tennessee Natural Gas at (704) 796-1005.
 

The City of Maryville Electric Department will close the east bound lane of E. Church Ave. from S. Cusick Street to Court Street. on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from 8:45 a.m. to approximately 2:30 p.m. while they work on an electrical issue. 
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For more information, contact the Electric Department at 865-273-3300.

On Tuesday, September 30, 2025 the City of Maryville Water and Sewer Department will be working to relocate a water line on Kirkland Blvd. Residents from 1905 to 2060 Kirkland Blvd. will be without water service from 9 a.m. until approximately 11 a.m.
 
For more information, please contact the Water and Sewer Department at (865) 273-3300.