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Schaad
Road Corridor Improvements
The Callahan Drive - Schaad Road Corridor study, completed in 2001,
recognizes this area as the potential ‘missing link’ in east-west traffic
flow between I-75 at Callahan Drive and Pellissippi Parkway. Improvements
to all other sections of the road are currently planned, and it is important
that this section not be overlooked. The following excerpts are recommended
by the corridor study:
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Local governments should give high priority to scheduling road improvements
for the portion of Schaad Road from Pleasant Ridge Road to Oak Ridge
Highway. Higher intensity zoning along Schaad Road (from Pleasant
Ridge Road to Oak Ridge Highway) should not be allowed until road
improvements are complete.
- When
improving the arterial westward from Pleasant Ridge Road, construct
sidewalks separated from the roadway, plant street trees and provide
landscaped medians and bike lanes.
- Right-of-way
should be acquired to one side of Schaad Road. This will avoid the
creation of multiple remnant parcels and reduce negative impacts to
property owners.
- Local
governments and the Tennessee Department of Transportation should
work closely to insure that road improvements align properly at the
intersection of Schaad Road, Oak Ridge Highway and realigned Ball
Camp Pike.
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When
improving the arterial westward from Pleasant Ridge Road, construct
sidewalks separate from the roadway, plant trees and provide landscaped
medians and bike lanes.
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