A road to the Volkswagen plant, dubbed the “Yellow Brick Road” by some Hamilton County leaders, is on the fast track to link to the county’s newest and greenest park.
“It provides access to the nature center,” said Steve Leach, administrator for the city of Chattanooga’s Department of Public Works.
The 2,800-acre Enterprise South Nature Park sits on the east side of the industrial park and was set aside as a permanent buffer for the VW auto assembly plant.
The portion of the parkway being paved will lead from Interstate 75 to the VW plant’s training center, officials said. The plan then is to build a roundabout and a road to the nature park.
The parkway has been in planning stages for more than a year, and the hope is that it could be finished as early as May, Mr. Leach said.