Hardin Valley Road widening, at Solway Road 1 mile west, to 5 lanes; starts summer ’25
KNOXVILLE — Knox County Engineering and Public Works Department on Monday, July 22, announced construction crews are putting plans in place to begin a road-widening project at one of the busiest intersections on Hardin Valley Road — at Solway Road, with the widening going roughly one mile westward.
“My team identified a project to take this three-lane section of road and convert it to five lanes,” said Jim Snowden, the department’s senior director. “That way we can essentially double our capacity and still maintain our center turn lane for safety.”
From the Mayor
Work on the roughly $2 million project is expected to start next summer. “The project should take between one and two years to complete and will cost considerably less than most comparable road projects that often take between five to 10 years to wrap up and cost upward of $20 million,” stated a release from Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs’ office.
“We all know the Hardin Valley area faces some serious challenges when it comes to congestion,” Jacobs said. “I’m really happy about this project because it’s a cost-effective way of greatly improving traffic flow in this area, which is good for the people of Hardin Valley and all of Knox County.”
Knox County Commissioners
“We’re going to continue to work hard to get that supportive infrastructure in the Hardin Valley community and hopefully ease the pressure of that growth and development,” said Kim Frazier, At-Large Seat 11 Knox County Commissioner.
“Our economy thrives when local government works to support the free flow of goods, services — and more importantly, people within our community,” At-Large Seat 10 Commissioner Larsen Jay said.
