One of Chattanooga’s main downtown arteries is about to develop a clog that will require a bypass, but it should come back in better shape than ever.
Starting Monday, M.L. King Boulevard between Market Street and Georgia Avenue will be shut down for 100 days as part of the reconstruction of Miller Park.
Downtown commuters will find big changes in traffic patterns while crews work to relocate a major sewer line, create a wide, tree-lined median and install pedestrian pavers on M.L. King between Miller Park and Miller Plaza.
The redesigned park, built up to street level and housing a performance space, restrooms and landscaping designed to echo the regions’ landforms and its plants and trees, is part of a $14 million district revamp involving M.L. King Boulevard and Patten Parkway.
Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke described the comprehensive makeover as a “once-in-a-generation investment” in the city’s future, extending the downtown renewal that began at the riverfront and spread into the center city.