Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 6.048.409 tons in August, an increase of 2.9 percent compared to a year ago. However, shipments trailed the month’s 5-year average by 5 percent.
The southbound I-35 ramps at Highway 11, just south of Hinckley, will close Tuesday, September 13.
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, along with Representative Rick Nolan, today announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded $374,598 to the St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority for railroad crossing safety in Duluth.
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.
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.
The Duluth Transit Authorities (DTA) Grocery Express will provide service on Saturdays and Tuesdays to the West Duluth Super One beginning September 10, 2016. The Saturday Schedule will run from 10:06 a.m. to 1:37 p.m. This is in addition to the service on Tuesdays that runs from 11:16 a.m. to 3:57 p.m.
Garfield Avenue in Duluth will close at 6 a.m., Saturday, September 10 and will reopen at 6 p.m., Sunday, September 11. Garfield Avenue is being closed during this time for the KIA Drag Races and Car Show.
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.
Attitudes toward drunk driving are changing for the better among Minnesotans, as fewer DWIs and drunk driving related deaths are occurring across the state.
The Hibbing Fire Department responded at 12:57 p.m. to the report of a small general aviation plane crash.
Traffic fatalities so far this year are about 8% higher than the same period last year.
As the school year kicks off once again, there is an increase in pedestrian and bicycle traffic around schools.
On Thursday, September 1st, the Mayor’s Price Reception Event will be held at the Depot from 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
The City of Duluth has been chosen to participate in this October’s 8-80 Cities and Knight Foundation one-week intensive study tour of Copenhagen.
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.
The HillFest Festival will be taking place on Sunday, August 28, on 4th Street from 5th Avenue East to 7th Avenue East.
The Duluth Police Department has issued a traffic advisory for Sunday, August 28, for the Superior Man Triathlon. The event will be held in the Harbor and Bayfront areas, as well as London Road, resulting in various road closures.
The Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) and the City of Superior will provide a special evening service between downtown Duluth, downtown Superior, and the Head of the Lakes Fair.
The Duluth Transit Authority has posted the detour that is now in effect for Route 16 that runs between Duluth and Superior.
Under new Wisconsin state regulations, school buses built after January 1, 2005, must have amber lights to alert drivers that the bus is about to activate its flashing red warning lights, while coming to a stop. The new regulation goes into effect August 16, 2016.
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.
The Duluth Police Department has issued a traffic advisory for the Tall Ships Duluth event that begins on August 18 and runs through the 21. Beginning at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Thursday August 18th, the “Grand Parade of Sail” will kick off the event as ships begin to enter through the Duluth Harbor area in waves of three.
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.
Heavy rains hit West Central Wisconsin this morning causing flash flooding. Several areas received 4-6″, causing flooding and damaging roads.
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.
The anticipated timeline for work to be complete along West 1st Street on the Board of Trade building has been extended, due to the damaged the building sustained from the storm that swept through the area on July 21.
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, along with Representative Rick Nolan, today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Duluth International Airport a grant of $6,126,025 for runway rehabilitation.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) State Patrol warns motorists to not let the Pokemon craze drive them crazy. The mobile gaming app lets players catch Pokemon in real life and in real time using a phone’s GPS and augmented reality settings.
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.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s (WisDOT) Airport Improvement Program combines federal, state, and local resources to help fund improvements to over 98 public use airports throughout Wisconsin that are primarily owned by counties, cities, towns, and villages.
The latest from WisDOT as of July 26 on road closures in the northern part of the state.
Jack Hanson was working to repair the canopy at the Holiday store on the corner of Arlington Avenue and Rice Lake Road in Duluth.
Work is still in progress on US 2 at Kakagon River in Ashland County and is anticipated to be completed July 22.
In an online poll conducted by USA Today/10BEST announced that the Lake Superior Railroad Museum was voted the Best Transportation Museum in the country. The final tally was announced Friday, July 22, by USA Today.
Highway Closures:
From the office of Congressman Rick Nolan, it has been reported that the Transportation Secretary, Anthony Foxx could not have been more impressed by the city of Duluth and the collaboration resulting in its economic successes.
Minnesota has now reached 200 road fatalities in 2016.
The first ” Click It Or Ticket” campaign was launched in the 1980’s and a lot more people are using seat belts but despite the ongoing safety efforts around 40% of all traffic fatalities in Minnesota over the last five years involves people who were not buckled up.Â
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.
A friendly train is chugging into the Northland.
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.
According to the Associated Press, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has started plans for a 400 mile off-road adventure trail that would stretch from the shores of Lake Superior to the North Dakota border.
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.
Duluth Police are preparing a new public service announcement about cross walks.
A section of Minnesota Avenue will be closed off to motorists for the Park Point Miler.
Heavy rains caused flooding across the Northland, brought back memories of the flood of 2012.
