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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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