All work on site was prevented by ongoing rain.

TDOT issues Notice to Proceed for Construction allowing Knox County to begin the bidding process to build the greenway.

TDOT issues concurrence that all Right-of-Way involved in the project was properly obtained.

TDOT issues concurrence that all utilities have been coordinated with.

Transportation projects such as this are required to go through an extensive research and review process to ensure that the project’s impacts to social, economic, natural, and cultural resources is understood. Analysis of this project in 2011 determined that there were no impacts. Impacts were re-examined during this review process.

State Building Commission approves renewal of the construction easements included in the original 2010 easement for the Knox-Blount Greenway with UT.

TDOT Issues a revised grant contract to Knox County.

Transportation projects such as this are required to go through an extensive research and review process to ensure that the project’s impacts to social, economic, natural, and cultural resources is understood. Analysis of this project in 2011 determined that there were no impacts. Impacts were re-examined during this review process.

TDOT approves Knox County to begin preliminary engineering for the Knox-Blount Greenway.

Transportation projects such as this are required to go through an extensive research and review process to ensure that the project’s impacts to social, economic, natural, and cultural resources is understood. Analysis of this project determined that there were no impacts.

Easement with the University of Tennessee for construction of portions of both Phase I and Phase II of the Knox-Blount Greenway approved.

TDOT issues the initial Transportation Enhancement Program grant contract for construction of the Knox-Blount Greenway jointly to the City of Knoxville and Knox County.