Blatnik Bridge Lane Closures Start May 13th
Twin Ports residents who use the Blatnik Bridge should be aware that a road construction project gets underway on Monday, May 13th.
Twin Ports residents who use the Blatnik Bridge should be aware that a road construction project gets underway on Monday, May 13th.
Just about every time we have snowy and windy conditions here in the Twin Ports, someone inevitably blurts out, "they are going to close the bridges!" And all of us who work across the bridge (Duluth or Superior side) start to panic we won't make it home. The frustrating part of this whole situation is that 99% of the time, the bridges don't close, but misinformation is spread anyway by rumors. Here's where you can go to find out for yourself.
If you've been wondering when the Blatnik Bridge would reopen to Superior-bound drivers - here's the news you've been waiting for; The south-bound lanes of the "high bridge" will open to traffic this Friday, October 19th - wrapping up a summer's worth of road construction.
If you live, work, or play in the City of Superior - get ready for some road construction over the next four years - a LOT of road construction.
Officials from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, along with the Superior-Douglas County Chamber of Commerce and the Superior Business Improvement District are alerting motorists to what they can expect and ways in which they can get around easier in the coming years - in light of the projects.
If you've noticed that one of Duluth's skyline features is dark, you're not seeing things; The decorative lights on the Blatnik Bridge have been turned off - as workers perform maintenance on the bridge span.
Drivers who take the Blatnik Bridge to Duluth from Superior will have to use an alternative route this summer. The scheduled closure of the northbound lanes is happening May 14th.