Pellissippi Parkway Extension online comment period ends, cost and impact discussions continue
By Andrew Jones | May 1, 2021
A virtual public comment period for the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s proposed Pellissippi Parkway Extension project ended Thursday…
Pellissippi Parkway Extension’s public comment phase reignites strong opinions
by Andrew Jones | Apr 24, 2021
Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Pellissippi Parkway Extension (PPE) project has reached the public comment phase, and local advocates…
TDOT opens Pellissippi Parkway extension to public comment
By Andrew Jones | Apr 18, 2021
The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s 4.4-mile Pellissippi Parkway Extension is officially in its public comment phase.
Opponents of Pellissippi Parkway extension cite high cost, environmental damage and changing commuting habits
Written by Lesli Bales-Sherrod
The former “missing link” of the Foothills Parkway. The “road to nowhere” in Bryson City, North Carolina. Blount County, Tennessee, has its own unfinished road project, without the catchy nickname: the Pellissippi Parkway Extension.This proposed 4.4-mile stretch of four-lane highway would lengthen State Route 162, known as Pellissippi Parkway, from where it ends at Old Knoxville Highway (State Route 33) to East Lamar Alexander Highway (State Route 73/U.S. 321) in Maryville.
Pellissippi Parkway Extension environmental impact study approved
By Joel Davis | Sep 19, 2015
The Federal Highway Administration has approved the Final Environmental Impact Study of the proposed Pellissippi Parkway Extension.
Public hears Pellissippi Parkway extension plans
By Joel Davis | May 30, 2013
Community members came out to Rio Revolution Church on Thursday to hear from the Tennessee Department of Transportation regarding minor changes in the preferred route for the proposed Pellissippi Parkway extension.
Pellissippi Parkway Extension alignment changes considered
By Joel Davis | May 21, 2013
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is holding an informal community briefing on May 30 regarding changes in the prefered route for the proposed Pellissippi Parkway extension.