TDOT requests public input over traffic mitigation
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is seeking public input on potential traffic mitigation solutions for a 17-mile stretch of Interstate 40/75 — referred to as “West Knoxville Corridor” — which includes the Watt Road and Campbell Station Road interchanges.
TDOT is hosting the first of three public meetings from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in Farragut Community Center’s Assembly Hall.
“The in-person meetings will follow an open house format with no formal presentations,” noted a recently published ad. “The public is welcome to visit anytime during the scheduled hours to view exhibits, ask questions and offer comments. TDOT representatives will be available to provide information on various aspects of the project.”
Additionally, “comment forms will be available to make written statements at the public meetings, which will be included in the public meeting documentation.”
According to https://www.tn.gov/tdot/projects/projects-region-1/west-knoxville-corridor.html, the meetings are part of TDOT’s Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study “to evaluate solutions for congestion relief and improved safety along the Interstate 40 and Interstate 75 (I-40/I-75) corridor, as well as evaluation of an alternative corridor within Anderson, Knox, and Loudon counties included in the study area.
“TDOT’s 10-Year Project Plan includes funding for three projects along this corridor,” the site stated. “Rather than approaching these projects
as isolated improvements, TDOT intends to use the PEL process to develop a comprehensive strategy to improve the corridor.”
Additional meetings will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the J.L. Goins Administration Building on the Pellissippi State Community College Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road and from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in the City of Knoxville Public Works Service Center community room, 3131 Morris Ave.
Also available to the public is a digital survey, which can be accessed at https://
publicinput.com/westknoxstudy and will be available through Dec. 4.
At the conclusion of both the public and virtual meeting processes, projects will be identified and prioritized for subsequent developmental phases, according to the website.
