The City of Duluth is informing the public about the temporary closure of Superior Street, west of 6th Avenue West, scheduled for Thursday, December 1, beginning at 7:00 a.m.
After being under construction for four months, 4th Street in Duluth has reopened.
Construction season is wrapping up for the year, and crews are now preparing to re-open roadways until work can resume in the spring.
Motorists will encounter a bridge inspection project in Duluth. The Lake Avenue Bridge over I-35 will be inspected beginning Monday, November 14.
Those that have driven Belknap St. in Superior know how bad the roadway has deteriorated over time.
Road construction on 4th street in Duluth is coming to an end for 2016.
Projects statewide are wrapping up, as the road constructions season of 2016 comes to a close.
The City of Duluth is informing the public about a planned gas line purge at 18th Avenue East and 4th Street on Thursday, October 27, 2016.
The Oliver Bridge is still undergoing construction, but that will be completed soon
The T-shaped intersection of Rice Lake Road and Airport Road re-opened to traffic today.
WIS 13 near Highbridge in Ashland County will reopen to all traffic, a month ahead of schedule. During the strong storms that tore through the region on July 11, two culverts washed out at Silver Creek and Trout Brook.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has temporarily suspended work on the Highway 169 Cross-Range Project near Taconite due to an unforeseen soil stability issue. Work is expected to resume sometime after October 31, 2016.
A road construction project spanning more than 27 miles from the City of Orr to Crane Lake in northern St. Louis County is completed for the year.
The Interstate 35 West bridge across the Mississippi River will glow blue for 11 days in honor of Jacob Wetterling.
Beginning September 19th, the City of Superior and Douglas County will be working in coordination to perform a bridge joint repair on E 2nd Street (Hwy 53) at the viaduct between 23rd and 27th Avenues East.
The southbound I-35 ramps at Highway 11, just south of Hinckley, will close Tuesday, September 13.
The next step in a two year project to re-align County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 5 west of Chisholm begins Monday, September 19. The segment of CSAH 5 from Trunk Highway (TH) 169 to CSAH 136 will be closed, and all traffic will be detoured into Chisholm via TH 169, TH 73, and CSAH 84. All vehicles traveling to Hibbing Taconite will need to enter from the north via CSAH 84.
In continuation with CN’s multi-year maintenance and strengthening project on the Oliver railroad bridge over the St. Louis River between Duluth, Minnesota and Oliver, Wisconsin, the west and east spans of the bridge will be replaced on September 14 and 29 respectively.
A traffic switch will take place on the Blatnik Bridge on Wednesday September 14. The southbound lanes will reopen and both northbound lanes will close for approximately four weeks. One southbound lane will be open the entire length of the bridge and the other southbound lane will be open along the entire stretch of the bridge except on the center span.
Northbound Highway 53 will be restricted to a single lane from the central lakes area to Eveleth beginning Wednesday, September 7, as a resurfacing project begins.
Starting the week of September 5, the utility upgrades taking place along West Michigan Street in downtown Duluth, will start its fourth phase.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will close Highway 37, east of Cherry for one week beginning Monday, September 19.
Southbound Garfiled Avenue will close on Monday August 29 and southbound I-35 ramps will close two miles south of Hinckley at Highway 23 on Tuesday August 30.
Work continues on the Highway 53 relocation project. Roadway crews have been excavating the roadway’s new alignment and installing water, storm sewer, and sanitary sewer systems.
An open house allowed people to see the latest design for reconstruction.
Utility crews will be preparing to line the 100+ year old sewer pipes under Superior Street between 4th Avenue West and 4th Avenue East in preparation for future Superior Street Reconstruction.
Beginning Monday morning on the Blatnik bridge, both Superior-bound lanes will close while one Duluth-bound lane will shut down.
The Minnesota Slip Bridge, or the Blue Bridge in Canal Park, and the Aerial Lift Bridge will be implementing a modified lift schedule during the Tall Ships Festival.
Utility restoration is set to begin on Grand Avenue starting Monday, August 15.
US 63 at Twentymile Creek near Grand View is now open to all traffic, alleviating many travel miles and misdirection for motorists traveling towards Bayfield.
The City of Duluth is informating the public about the upcoming closure of Kenwood Avenue at the Cleveland Street intersection, which is scheduled for Thursday morning, August 11, at 7:00 a.m., weather permitting. If rain on Wednesday, project will be pushed to Friday morning.
Contractors working on the Board of Trade building at 301 W 1st Street will need more time to complete repairs after July’s storm caused extensive damage to the building.
Beginning August 22, a scheduled repair project will close both southbound lanes and one northbound lane for approximately four weeks.
Traffic signal upgrades will begin at the intersection of Kenwood Avenue and Arrowhead Road starting Monday August 8, as part of the ongoing traffic improvement plan for the intersection.
Beginning Monday August 8, crews will begin upgrading the intersection of Highway 53 and Haines Road.
Beginning August 1, the City of Superior will begin repairs to intersections along southbound Tower Avenue at N 53rd, N 55th, and N 56th Streets.
On July 18, 2016 at around 9:30 A.M, a 911 call was received by the Bayfield County Communications center, from a WisDOT official, who was assessing damage to the washout on Highway 63 just north of Grand View, reporting a vehicle crash.
Highway Closures:
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that the immediate availability of $4.15 million in Emergency Relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help repair roads and bridges damaged by heavy rains and subsequent flash flooding in northern Wisconsin.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin a few routine inspections, which may cause drivers to experience some travel delays.
The following is from a press release from Governor Walker’s office and his efforts to aid recovery in the northern parts of Wisconsin that experienced severe flood damage:
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation received notice today that $2.5 million in emergency federal funding to assist in the repair of roadways damaged during heavy rains last week.
The City of Duluth is taking advantage of the short construction season to work on some necessary projects that are critical to improving streets and utilities. Residents are likely to experience some inconveniences, but the end product will ensure safe, usable transit systems for all residents and visitors alike.
Heavy rains caused flooding across the Northland, brought back memories of the flood of 2012.
Traffic has been restricted to a single lane on southbound Highway 53 near Cotton as a resurfacing project is underway.
Construction work will begin on the Bong Bridge on Monday.
Work will begin on Highway 23 in Fond du Lac starting on Monday.
Beginning the week of April 25, portions of East 2nd Street will close for bridge joint repairs between 23rd and 27th Avenues East.
Two ramps in Duluth will close next week for routine inspections.
The Oliver Bridge connecting Oliver, Wisconsin and Gary New Duluth will close on a daily basis starting at the end of the April.
