KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville City Council is set to meet Tuesday and discuss an agenda that could halt the development of a new apartment building. The city could also spend around $1 million to address concerns about the city’s bridges.
The council is also expected to discuss a proposal that would change the city’s capital budget and its general fund operating budget by a total of around $4.5 million. Part of that money would be used to help pay for work on repairs to the Gay Street Bridge, which has been closed for more than two months after the Tennessee Department of Transportation found that it wasn’t safe to drive on.
Additional information about Knoxville City Council’s agenda is available below.
Bridge maintenance and repairs
Two proposals directly involve paying for work to keep the city’s bridges in working order. The first proposal would involve spending around $56,000 to identify preventative bridge maintenance measures and minor repairs on Boyd’s Bridge Pike Bridge. The money would go to Gresham Smith, Inc…