The Blount County Highway Department is a professional and united team dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Blount County. We make every effort to maximize the efficient, effective use of our resources in the support, maintenance and upkeep of our county infrastructure. We are committed to the safety of our citizens and providing the highest level of service to the community that our budget allows.
Blount County and the City of Maryville have partnered with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration to embark on a planning process to result in the improvement of approximately 2.3 miles of Morganton Road from it’s intersection with Foothills Mall Drive to the intersection of William Blount Drive.
HELLO NEIGHBORS!
The Blount County Highway Department in concert with the City of Maryville and in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration is taking the first step toward improving Morganton Road from Foothills Mall Drive to William Blount Drive. As discussed in our Public Meeting (9-13-18), you will begin to see members of our professional design team conducting field investigations in the project area. They may be on your property. We are asking for your understanding in allowing this work to be accomplished. We do not expect this work to be destructive. Any/all sampling sites will be restored to their present condition. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
NOTICE: Weather permitting we will begin paving Laws Chapel Road on Monday October 22nd, expect delays and plan accordingly. The project is expected to take 2 weeks to complete.
Visit our "work in progress" section for updates on road work in the county and our "Inter-Department Links" section to meet all of our crews and see pictures of their work
Mowing Schedule We will be mowing and trimming Ellejoy, Disco Loop, Parks Ferry and the Indian Warpath area roads today. Please be aware and use caution when approaching our mowing crews.
We are proud to announce that the Counties new Recycle Center is now open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8:00am - 4:30pm. We are Located at 331 Levi street, one street down from the Blount County Operations Center off of McArthur Rd.
Stop by and meet Charlie our Recycle Center onsite operator