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2.East McEwen Drive Improvements Phase Four
A priority for Ward One Alderman Bev Burger, one of the busiest thoroughfares in her portion of the city will expand.
According to the capital planning document, Phase Four takes McEwen Drive from one lane to two between the roundabout at Cool Springs Boulevard/Oxford Glen Drive to Wilson Pike (SR-252). The construction will include lanes, streetlights, curb an gutter and pedestrian access.
City staff said the improvements to this roadway are needed because of three different reasons – safety, economical and congestion.
At least 5.2 million square feet of office space, 450,000 square feet of retail, 700 hotel rooms and 2,418 multifamily units have developed at the corner of the Carothers and McEwen intersection.
With further development on the horizon, city staff said it wanted to help mitigate traffic before it continued to get worse.
The cost of this project would run up to $26.4 million.
