Downtown Duluth Road Construction Updates As Of October 30

The construction season is wrapping up and soon those orange cones will be replaced with snowbanks.  As crews wrap up their work, officials from the City of Duluth have released the following updates on existing road projects:

• 4th Avenue West in downtown Duluth (from the First Street alley south to Superior Street):  This portion of the street will be closed on Friday, October 30 to thru traffic from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM for materials delivery to the Maurice’s Headquarters construction site.
• 4th Street and 1st Avenue West gas line project:  The gas line project along 1st Avenue West has progressed and is on schedule. The utilities installation on 4th street is complete with the exception of minor concrete repairs. On 1st Avenue West the utility installations are complete between Michigan Street and 4th street. The City anticipates all street restorations in that area will be completed by November 6. Below Michigan Street a short section of utility piping remains to be installed but should be completed and fully restored by November 13.
• Michigan Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue West:  This area is still closed to traffic for traffic signal work related to the DTA Multimodal Transportation Center. That particular project deadline may be extended due to some additional utility work needed.
• 10th Avenue East reconstruction:  Work between 3rd and 5th Street is complete and open to traffic.
• 3rd Street bridge (crosses over Chester Creek near 13th Avenue East):  The area is still under construction and reduced to one lane. The gas main has been installed and crews are backfilling the street for restoration with bituminous paving to follow, pending good weather conditions.
• East 4th Street (between 14th & 16th Avenue E):  This water main replacement project is part of the preparations for next year’s St. Louis County reconstruction of 4th Street. The work is expected to be complete by late November. The project area is closed and traffic is being diverted to 3rd or 5th Street.
• Hawthorne Road (between 4th Street and Vermillion Road in the Congdon neighborhood):  The storm sewer and street repair project should be completed soon and the road reopened by November 6.
• North Shore Railroad Track:  Starting Monday, November 2 through November 6 – crews will be replacing the St. Louis Lake County Regional Rail (SLLC) railroad crossing on 45^th Avenue E thereby closing the road just below Superior Street and just above the alley (below the tracks).  Local residents will have access but there will be no through traffic allowed. The estimated project completion is November 6 at the latest.

For more details, visit the city's road project page.