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City of Knoxville ADA Improvements
In 2015 the City of Knoxville undertook a comprehensive accessibility assessment for 25 of its park facilities to identify issues and aid in setting priorities for a transition plan. PBA Property Development is currently working with the city’s Disability Services Office to implement a series of projects designed to address deficiencies outlined in the 2015 assessment.
As a part of this project, each location must move through three phases:
- Assessment — Review the site to identify changes since the original assessment and identify which work to implement.
- Design — A qualified architecture and engineering team will design and permit the necessary improvements indicated during the assessment.
- Construction --- Contractors will be hired to implement the necessary changes.
Sites currently in each of these phases are listed below with target completion dates for the current phase noted. Detailed information on projects which have been completed previously or are currently under construction can be found by clicking the links above or the linked project titles below.
Assessment
Victor Ashe Park ADA Improvements
Design
Holston River Park ADA Improvements
Inskip Pool and Park ADA Improvements
West Hills/John Bynon Park ADA Improvements
Complete
Inskip Rec Center ADA Improvements
John T. O’Connor Senior Center ADA Improvements
Sam Duff Park ADA Improvements
Sharp’s Ridge Veterans’ Memorial Park ADA Improvements
Overall
Nine of the 25 sites assessed in the city’s 2015 ADA Assessment have active projects. This page summarizes the status for these active projects. Projects are listed in alphabetical order by site. Detailed information for projects currently under construction can be found on the project pages linked above.
Holston River Park
Initial designs have been completed to the Design Development stage. The design will be advanced to its final stage once funding for construction is allocated.
Inskip Pool and Park
Assessment, design, and permitting have been completed. This project is currently on hold pending funding allocation.
Inskip Recreation Center
COMPLETE — Design was completed mid-2019 permits obtained in late-2019. Construction began in February and was completed in early June. See the Inskip Recreation page for more details and photos of the completed project..
John. T. O’Connor Senior Center
COMPLETE — Design was completed in late 2018 and permits approved in December. A construction contract was awarded to Shelton General Contractors with work beginning in January 2019 and completed a year later. See the O’Connor Center page for more details.
Lonsdale Recreation Center
This site is part of a property exchange with the county. As such the ADA improvements for this site have been cancelled.
Sam Duff Park
Assessment and design have been completed. Permitting is anticipated to begin in October with a target of advancing this project to the construction phase in early 2021.
Sharp’s Ridge Veteran’s Memorial Park
COMPLETE — Design was completed in late 2018 and permits approved in December. A construction contract was awarded to Wright General Contracting with work beginning in January 2019 and substantially complete by mid-summer. See the Sharp’s Ridge page for more details.
Victor Ashe Park
Initial designs have been completed to the Design Development stage. The design will be advanced to its final stage once funding for construction is allocated.
West Hills/John Bynon Park
Initial designs have been completed to the Design Development stage. The design will be advanced to its final stage once funding for construction is allocated.