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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
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
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 11/25/2009
SUBJECT: Traffic Advisory: Bentleyville "Tour of Lights"
BY: Officer Brad Wick, Information Coordinator
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Traffic Advisory
CASE NO.:
INCIDENT DATE: 11/27/2009
INCIDENT TIME: 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM Nightly
INCIDENT LOCATION: Bayfront Festival Park
SUBJECT: Traffic Advisory: Bentleyville "Tour of Lights"
BY: Officer Brad Wick, Information Coordinator
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Traffic Advisory
CASE NO.:
INCIDENT DATE: 11/27/2009
INCIDENT TIME: 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM Nightly
INCIDENT LOCATION: Bayfront Festival Park
Starting this Friday, November 27, 2009, and running through Saturday, January 2, 2010, the Bentleyville "Tour of Lights" will be on display at Bayfront Festival Park. The display will be open to the public from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM nightly.
Motorists should expect a large increase in traffic around the 5th Avenue West area including Interstate 35. Specific directions on how to drive to Bentleyville and where to park can be found at www.bentleyvilleusa.org/BentleyvilleParkingMap.pdf. More information can also be found at www.bentleyvilleusa.org.
Harbor Drive will be closed to general traffic from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. each night of the event. Commercial and mass transit vehicles may enter Harbor Drive from 5th Avenue West to a posted drop off area near the Aquarium parking lot entrance to unload their passengers. They may only travel from west to east on Harbor Drive.
Local traffic is encouraged to use the Lake Avenue viaduct during early evening hours to access Interstate 35 to avoid the congestion at 5th Avenue West.