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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 7/5/2011
SUBJECT: Downtown Sidewalk Days & Street Dances
BY: Officer Bill Stovern (218-730-5678)

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Traffic Advisory
CASE NO.:
INCIDENT DATE: 7/6/2011
INCIDENT TIME: 8:00AM
INCIDENT LOCATION: Downtown Duluth

Duluth’s Downtown Sidewalk Days & Street Dances will be held July 6-9, 2011, resulting in the following traffic changes.

Superior Street from Lake Ave to 4th Ave W will be closed to all vehicle traffic Wednesday July 6 thru Friday July 8 from 8:00am – 6:00pm each day. The Avenues will be open at these times.

On Wednesday July 6, from 3:30pm-9:00pm the Superior Street closure will extend from 5th Ave W to 3rd Ave E for the Classic Car Show and Harley Review. During this time, all avenues will be closed for traffic EXCEPT   3rd Ave East, Lake Avenue, and 5th Ave West. Superior Street should be open to traffic by 9:00pm.

On Friday, July 8, from 6:30pm-12midnight, Roscoe’s Pioneer and Aces bars will host street dances in the 100 and 300 blocks of West 1st Street. 1st Street between 1st Ave W - 2nd Ave W, and 3rd Ave W - 4th Ave W will be barricaded to any traffic and posted no parking.

On Saturday, July 9, from 5:00pm-12midnight, Dubh Linn’s Irish Pub will host a street dance in the 100 block of West Superior Street. Superior Street between 1st Ave W – 2nd Ave W will be barricaded to any traffic and posted no parking.
 
DTA buses and the Port Town Trolley will be detoured to Michigan and First Street during Sidewalk Days street closures. Watch for posted NO PARKING signs for temporary bus stops.
 
The Downtown Transit Center and Holiday Center Bus Stop will not be serviced by buses during Sidewalk Days street closures. DTA customers are advised to transfer at the Library or Radisson bus stops for connections to other buses.
 
Please be alert to Police Officers directing traffic, pedestrians, barricaded roadways, and posted no parking areas during these events.