Les Jones: Pellissippi Re-paving Starts April 12

April 05, 2004

East Tennessee > Pellissippi Re-paving Starts April 12

I take Pellissippi Parkway to work from Blount County to West Knoxville. It's a gorgeous stretch of well-engineered highway, with long, gentle curves, a 70 MPH speed limit, few trucks, lakeside views, and not a billboard in sight. The 12 mile commute from my house to work passes only two traffic lights and takes all of 15 minutes.

I've been dreading the day Pellissippi would have to be re-surfaced, and now that day has come. Construction is supposed to commence on April 12 and continue through December 15. Link.

Posted by lesjones

Comments

I probably pass you every morning, cause I take Pellissippi from West Knoxville to Blount County for work every day.

That said, it's unconscionable bordering on criminal that a simple paving project should take 8 months. And through the spring and summer, too - that's just idiotic.

Posted by: Barry at April 04, 2004

Eight months is a long time, isn't it? Makes you want to change jobs for a while.

Posted by: Les Jones at April 05, 2004