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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth Communications Office
Mayor Roger J. Reinert
411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information, please call 218-730-5309
DATE: 8/5/2011
SUBJECT: Aerial Lift Bridge nighttime closure scheduled for August 9-12
BY: Pakou Ly, Public Information Coordinator

For additional information, contact City of Duluth Project Manager Matt Decur at (218) 730-5104; Aerial Lift Bridge Supervisor Ryan Beamer at (218) 723-3387; LHB Engineers and Architects Project Manager Joe Litman at (218) 279-2455; or Pakou Ly in the City’s Communications Office at (218) 730-5309.
 
Aerial Lift Bridge nighttime closure scheduled for August 9-12
 
[Duluth, MN] - The Aerial Lift Bridge rehabilitation project will require temporary nighttime closures. Anticipated duration for the nighttime closure period is from August 9, 2011 through August 12, 2011. The bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic from 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. during this closure period. The bridge will be opened to vehicular traffic from 3:00 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. to clear any waiting traffic. There will be changeable message boards located at each end of the bridge to notify the public of the closures or changes to the duration of the project. Any changes to the scheduled closure days will be posted no less than 18 hours prior to the change.
 
The bridge will be restricted to one-lane, one-way traffic during the work. The signals at each end of the bridge will be used to keep traffic flowing through the work area. 
 
In addition, intermittent day time bridge closures may be required to facilitate additional set-up and clean-up. These closures will not last longer than 15 minutes per occasion.
In preparation for the project, Morse Street, between South Lake Ave and Canal Park Drive will also be closed for one week starting Monday, August 8, 2011 at 6:00 a.m. The area is being used for staging and storage of equipment for the project.

These closures are necessary to surface finish the counterweights and complete final cleaning as part of the bridge painting project.
 
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