A sinkhole opened up in the front yard of a home in South Knox early Thursday morning. KUB called to notify us about the sinkhole. Some small holes in the …
County crews crank up for road paving season
This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week. Knox County EPW is proud to be participating. Every day we have crews working in the road putting their lives at risk. …
Weather brings county crews out in force
Last week brought warm and windy weather. The wind on Wednesday took down over 60 trees and many powerlines with them. Our district crews worked with the electric companies to …
Ideas Week kicks off for Advance Knox
Advance Knox round one of public engagement is underway this week. We’ve had a good turnout so far, and we love all the feedback we are receiving.
This round is called …
County crews pitch in on community projects
Engineering and Public Works participated in Ijams River Rescue in a couple of different ways this year. Our Stormwater Team hosted a site in Mascot picking up litter by the …
Winter blast kept county crews busy
Due to the rain that came before the snow over the weekend, crews were not able to brine the roads as they normally do. Instead, they came into work at …
County crews log 75 road repairs
Last week, we had a crew out at the Knox County Detention Facility paving the road around the newly-built virtual courtroom.
We had a crew in District 7 correcting a sight …
County finds solutions for excess runoff
Knox County Engineering and Public Works district crews have been all over the county removing debris, pumping water and helping those stuck by flood water. This amount of rain is …