A temporary closure of Boring Road at Kingston Pike has split Farragut neighbors as town and school traffic plans move forward.

Crews poured concrete into a 20x20x17-foot sinkhole under Runway 5/23; Tri‑Cities Airport says it expects the runway to reopen Thursday morning pending inspections.

TDOT says extra wall reinforcement will push the Woodson Drive–Cherokee Trail phase of Alcoa Highway out to spring 2030. Expect rolling roadblocks and overnight closures during the work.

FEMA approved more than $50M for 39 Tennessee recovery projects to clear debris and repair roads, bridges and utilities after recent storms.

Public Works crews are responding to a possible water line break near Tulsa Road after reports of low water pressure and outages across Oak Ridge.

Greeneville‑Greene County EMS applied for a Safe Streets grant to pilot carrying whole blood and portable ultrasound to crash scenes, aiming to speed life‑saving care. Officials say crews could be trained and running the program within months if funded.

More than 2,000 LCUB customers lost power on June 4; crews restored service by 10:07 a.m. as crews worked to re‑energize affected lines.

KnoxConnect, unveiled by Commissioner Larsen Jay, would sink parts of Neyland Drive and James White Parkway and build parks and retail on top to reconnect downtown, UT and the riverfront. The plan is pitched as privately produced and phased to attract investment.

Long TSA lines at McGhee Tyson left some travelers waiting as long as 82 minutes; airport and TSA officials urge arriving early during peak windows.

Preliminary state data show one traffic death during the 2026 Memorial Day travel period, down from eight last year; officials credit seat belts and stepped-up enforcement.

KTA voted to make Route 1—the Downtown Connector—permanently fare‑free after a late‑2025 pilot that officials say boosted downtown ridership. The 15‑minute shuttle will continue to run gameday service.

A 17‑mile stretch where I‑40 and I‑75 merge west of Knoxville snarls rush‑hour traffic and ranks on ATRI's national bottleneck list. TDOT's corridor study outlines possible fixes, but relief is likely to come slowly.

After a tense workshop, commissioners pulled a resolution to use local tax dollars to accelerate the Pellissippi Parkway extension as residents raised alarms about farms, property takings and cost.