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Saturday, November 14, 2026Nov 14

$48 million UTC library rising above Vine Street

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photo Construction continues at the new library on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus.

• Name: UTC Library, but the naming rights are available.

• Description: A new library, study space and cafe to serve the growing UTC student population

• Location: The five-story building will be located at the corner of Vine and Douglas streets downtown, adjacent to the rest of the UTC campus. Entrances will be installed off Vine and Douglas streets, as well as from the former Chamberlain field, which will remain an open green space.

• Status: Workers have relocated the site’s utilities and have graded the site. Builders have poured the structure’s foundations, as well as several reinforcing walls that also serve as foundations. The balance of the heavy construction will consist of rebar-reinforced concrete framing, then completion of the interior.

• Cost: $48 million