POWELL, Tenn. — Knox County received $1.5 million from the Tennessee Department of Transportation to help fund a greenway project and pedestrian bridge in Powell.
The money came from the Transportation Alternatives Program Grant program. The project is expected to connect the sidewalks of Powell Drive with the existing greenway on W. Emory Road near Powell High School. It will also connect Crown College to the high school, as well as the kayak launch on the nearby river.
The project will include a pedestrian bridge crossing over Beaver Creek, giving walkers more routes when traveling through Powell.
The county's Engineering and Public Works will work with the Legacy Park Foundation, Knox County Parks and Recreation and Enhance Powell to design the project. It is estimated to cost a total of $2.2 million, and the grant will cover 80% of the construction costs.
