City of Kingsport announces summer street resurfacing program
More than $10 million worth of paving scheduled to take place this year
The City of Kingsport is continuing its three-prong approach towards street resurfacing this year by allocating $3.8 million to repave in the Fairacres, Tellico Hills and Highland neighborhoods, addressing several of the “worst” roads in town and continuing with paving preservation efforts.
Additionally, paving work will be bolstered with $2.5 million in MTPO (Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization) funds and $4.5 million from the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
In total, Kingsport will experience approximately $10.8 million in street resurfacing work this calendar year.
Work began earlier this year in the Fairacres, Tellico Hills and Highland neighborhoods and it will continue throughout the summer.
The $2.5 million in MTPO funds will go towards repaving portions of Fall Creek Road, Cooks Valley Road, Moreland Drive and the Hawkins County portion of Netherland Inn Road. The contract for this work is currently out for bid and if TDOT concurs with the bids, Kingsport anticipates the paving to begin this fall and finish in the spring of 2025.
Finally, TDOT plans to begin its summer paving program with Fort Henry Drive (State Route 36) from Eastman Road to Summerville Road, as well as the Airport Parkway (State Route 357).
Since 2017, Kingsport has allocated and/or spent $16.9 million on street resurfacing work, repaving just over 101 miles of roads.
General areas paved in these years include Colonial Heights, Lynn Garden, Upper Sevier Terrace, areas near the Tri-Cities airport, Eastern Star and the Tri-Cities Crossing and Fort Henry Drive between the John B. Dennis Highway and Fort Patrick Henry Dam.
During those same years, the Tennessee Department of Transportation has spent $12.6 million on street resurfacing work in Kingsport, repaving 22 miles of roads, including ones on Industry Drive and the John B. Dennis Highway.
For the past eight years, Kingsport has used a data-driven approach to street resurfacing. First, by ranking all city streets from 0 to 100 based on condition and then creating an annual paving plan where the lowest ranked streets are given priority.
By following this program, Kingsport has repaved on average 17 miles of streets every year since 2017.
The City of Kingsport is responsible for maintaining approximately 500 miles of streets within the city limits. The Tennessee Department of Transportation oversees the repair and paving of state highways and federal interstates within Kingsport’s borders, including Stone Drive, Fort Henry Drive, Center Street, Lynn Garden Drive and the John B. Dennis Highway.
For more information on Kingsport’s paving schedule, updated road condition maps, or to view the latest presentations, visit www.pavekingsport.com.
