Lyons View Multiple Utility Project Update

May 31, 2013 UPDATE - Work in Construction Zone 2 continues.  Blalock & Sons and Pipeline Construction are finishing up the new sewer and natural gas mains to the east of Cherokee Country Club (CCC), and will soon be connecting to the new sewer and natural gas pipes already installed beneath the golf cart tunnel.  Blalock is also making preparations to resume water line installation work in front of CCC, and proceed west with the new water line. 

The Construction Progress Map has been updated to reflect the new location of the full road closure. 

Lyons View Pike remains close to through traffic between Lakeshore Park on the west end and Colony Way on the east end.  Harley Drive remains barricaded at the Lyons View Pike intersection for the duration of this project.  Cherokee Country Club access continues to be from the west end (Northshore Drive) only  All residences east of CCC are accessible from the east end (Kingston Pike) only. 

Completion of the project is scheduled for November 2013, prior to Thanksgiving. 

View Current Construction Progress Map.


New sewer and natural gas mains being installed just east of Cherokee Country Club:

Lyons View Multiple Utility Project Update

May 23, 2013 UPDATE - Work continues in Construction Zone 2.  Blalock & Sons, the general contractor, is laying new sewer and gas mains.  Pipeline Construction, the sub-contractor, has completed installation of new gas, sewer, and water lines via directional bore beneath the golf cart tunnel in front of Cherokee Country Club. 

NOTE: No work will be performed between Sunday evening, May 26, and Tuesday morning, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 27, 2013. 

Lyons View Pike remains closed to through traffic between Lakeshore Park on the west end and Colony Way on the east end.  Harley Drive remains barricaded at the Lyons View Pike intersection for the duration of this project.  Cherokee Country Club access continues to be from the west end (Northshore Drive) only.  The Lyons Head development is now accessible from the east end (Kingston Pike) only. 

Completion of the project is scheduled for November 2013, prior to Thanksgiving. 

View Current Construction Progress Map


Zone 1 re-opened east of Colony Way

Installing water line beneath tunnel via directional bore

Fusing joints of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) sewer pipe

Open trench excavation for installing sewer and gas pipe

May 15, 2013 UPDATE - Restoration work on Construction Zone 1 is complete.  The east end of Lyons View Pike between Kingston Pike and the intersections of Arrowhead Trail and Colony Way has been re-opened.  However, the remainder of Lyons View Pike remains closed to through traffic west of Colony Way. 

Construction work is underway within Zone 2.  The construction progress map has been updated. 

View Current Construction Progress Map

Lyons View Multiple Utility Project Update

May 9, 2013 UPDATE - Installation of the water and natural gas mains is nearing completion in Construction Zone 1 (east end of the project).  Individual water and natural gas service lines are being connected to the newly installed mains, and the roadway is being restored.  Weather permitting, KUB anticipates re-opening the east end of Lyons View Pike to Colony Way the week of May 13.  At that time, the Arrowhead Trail and Colony Way intersections with Lyons View Pike will also be opened.  However, Lyons View Pike will remain closed to through traffic west of the intersection of Lyons View Pike and Colony Way.  KUB will update the construction progress map and issue a notice prior to this section re-opening. 

As Zone 1 work is wrapping up, Blalock has begun preliminary work within Construction Zone 2.  Zone 2 will be approximately 2,000 feet in length, extending from just west of Colony Way all the way to Cherokee Country Club.  Zone 2 will only involve the installation of sewer and natural gas mains.  The existing 12" water line in Zone 2 was installed in 1995 and does not need to be replaced at this time.  As a result, KUB anticipates Zone 2 construction will proceed quickly, and lengthening the work zone will help expedite the work.  Extending Zone 2 also allows the contractor to begin the installation of sewer, water, and gas lines beneath the golf cart tunnel at Cherokee Country Club.

As work progresses within Zone 2, access for individual property owners will depend on where their driveway is in relation to the immediate trench work construction.  Generally, if the active trench work is east of a driveway, the resident's access will continue to be from the west.  Once the active trench work moves west of a driveway, their access should shift to the east.  Since the utility work can progress fairly quickly and field conditions change rapidly at times, inspection personnel and field representatives will work closely with individual property owners to communicate and coordiate this information. 

Lyons View Pike remains closed to through traffic for the remainder of the project.  Harley Drive remains barricaded at the Lyons View Pike intersection for the duration of this project.  Cherokee Country Club access continues to be from the west end (Northshore Drive).  Completion of the project is scheduled for November 2013, prior to Thanksgiving. 


Road Milling Equipment

Natural Gas Main Installation in Zone 1

Sewer Main Installation in Zone 1