road construction

A bridge replacement project for the French River Bridge will close parts of Highway 61/North Shore Drive starting June 1.

A variety of small to medium one-day projects will bring some closures and detours to the I-35 corridor in Duluth.

As work crews get ready to spend the first half of the summer road construction season in the I-35 tunnels, officials with the Minnesota Department of Transportation are alerting drivers to the scheduled work.

The efforts to convert First Street from one-way to two-way traffic is inching forward, with series of public meetings scheduled to present data and solicit commentary from the general public.

A ditch maintenance project is scheduled to occur along Highway 169 in Grand Rapids. The week-long project is expected to get started on Tuesday, May 19 and last until May 26 as long as the weather and the project cooperates.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is conducting focused culvert repairs throughout District 1 this summer - resulting in a variety of projects throughout the Northland. One of those culvert repair projects is happening on Highway 18.

A summer-long project to reconstruct Highway 61 as it passes through downtown Grand Marais kicked off on Monday, May 18.

A portion of West First Street will close to traffic on Tuesday, May 19 in order to let a contractor have access to an underground transformer that feeds power to the area.

A quick road project related to the work on the Lake Avenue Bridge will bring lane closures May 11 through May 13.

A road project that will take a about a week is set to get started on Monday, May 11.

One of the projects on the docket for this summer has started a little early - due to the COVID-19 Pandemic response.

Some electrical work will necessitate the closure of a driving lane through the I-35 tunnels in Duluth on Tuesday, May 5.