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Cumberland Avenue from page 9 Cumberland Avenue before reconstruction poured to Melrose, Silva Cell installation
poured to east of 18th, roadway curb and completed, new signal system at 17th
bound lane of Cumberland rebuilt and back curb on the west side of South 18th completed, west end gateway monuments
paved through binder from North 19th to poured, old signal foundations removed completed.
17th Street. and sidewalks poured at North 18th, Silva
Cells progressed east to Melrose. MAY 2017
NOVEMBER 2016
APRIL 2017 Binder placement and driveway patching
Lighting control center installed, along on Cumberland completed, sidewalks and
with street light poles, electrical duct Roadway curbs along Cumberland poured handicap ramps at the southwest corner of
banks in South 21st are complete, Silva to project’s end, sidewalks on Cumber- Melrose poured, fiber reinforced soil in-
Cells installed to South 21st on the south land poured to the end, pervious concrete stalled in the full depth medians between
side. North side Silva Cells are complete. North 21st and South 19th, pavers in-
stalled to last planter well on Cumberland.
DECEMBER 2016
JUNE 2017
Trolley track removal and 17th Street
intersection rebuild are strategically com- Asphalt patching against the new medians
pleted during break to reduce inconve- (19th-17th) completed, concrete in the
nience to students and customers, storm medians poured to the end of the project,
drains installed ready to cross South bench installation complete on the north
18th, south side sidewalks poured to 21st, side of Cumberland.
electric duct banks on the south side of
Cumberland installed to Uptown Bar and JULY 2017
Grill, planters back filled and paver instal-
lation along east side of 17th completed. Final paving of all lanes of Cumberland
Avenue through the project, side streets
JANUARY 2017 paved overnight, striping of turn lanes
nearly complete, stamped crosswalk at
All stormwater pipe installed. Roadway University Commons installed, median
curb and sidewalks poured to South 19th, plantings begun (irrigation is in place to
planter curbs poured to Mountcastle, water plants), fiber optic interconnect
pervious concrete poured to Mountcastle, splices completed for signals.
signal pole installed at North 19th, traffic
control cabinet pedestal poured for signals AUGUST 2017
at North 19th, electric duct banks on the
south side of Cumberland installed across On August 17, Governor Bill Haslam,
18th, pavers installed to Zaxby’s. Mayor Madeline Rogero, members of City
Council, City staff, project partners, and
FEBRUARY 2017 Cumberland Avenue business owners
and stakeholders held a ribbon cut-
Full depth excavation of South 21st and ting ceremony for the new Cumberland
Mountcastle completed, all concrete work Avenue. The 28-month top-to-bottom
in South 19th complete, new signal system reconstruction of Cumberland Avenue
at the 18th Street intersection complete, was completed on time and within budget.
Silva Cell installation complete to South Cumberland Avenue between 17th and
18th Street. Alcoa Highway has now been transformed
into a safer, more pedestrian-friendly
MARCH 2017 corridor with new utility infrastructure,
wider sidewalks, improved traffic flow,
Colored concrete poured in medians a raised median and left-turn lanes at
from 22nd to 21st and from South 19th to intersections.
North 19th, turn lanes opened from 21st to
North 19th, roadway curbs and sidewalks
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