Knoxville Finishes East Competine Street Paving Project
The city's 2026 Street Improvement Project wraps with East Competine, the last of four roads on the list.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Home Renovation
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Knoxville is completing the 2026 Street Improvement Project, with the north lane of East Competine Street finished the week before publication. The south lane will be removed and paved over the next few weeks, and the project includes Marion, Grandview and Roche streets, which were completed earlier in 2026.
Why it matters
The work is part of an annual program that targets roads identified in the city's pavement management study, affecting drivers and residents along the corridors. Wet weather over the past couple of months added time to the East Competine work.
The 2026 project covers four streets, three of which were completed by September 2026 and one of which is finishing now. The contractor remains within its contractually allotted time, though the East Competine work has been slowed by recent wet weather.
The players
City of Knoxville
The municipal government of Knoxville, which runs the annual street improvement program based on its pavement management study.
The details
The 2026 Knoxville Street Improvement Project covers East Competine, West Marion, South Roche and West Grandview streets, selected from the city's pavement management study. The south lane of East Competine will be completed through removals and paving over the next few weeks, and East Competine is the final road in the project.
Timeline
Marion Street was completed in May 2026.
West Grandview was completed in July 2026.
Roche Street was completed in September 2026.
The north lane of East Competine was completed the week before publication.
The south lane of East Competine will be removed and paved over the next few weeks.
Home Infrastructure Context
The project follows Knoxville's pavement management study, which ranks city streets for repair so that resurfacing follows a documented schedule rather than ad hoc complaints. Residents on the affected corridors are seeing the same annual cycle the city uses for its street improvement program.
Drivers on East Competine should expect lane closures on the south side until the paving is complete over the next few weeks. Residents on the completed Marion, Grandview and Roche streets now have finished surfaces on those routes.
The takeaway
Knoxville's pavement management study is driving a multi-year schedule of street repairs, so residents on other city streets can expect similar work as the program moves through its list.
What happens next
The south lane of East Competine Street is scheduled for removal and paving over the next few weeks.
Further reading
For more on the city's road work and neighborhood projects, see Home Renovation coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by KNIA KRLS Radio - The One to Count On.
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