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West Michigan Street Utility Upgrades: Progress Update

[Duluth, MN] - Beginning Thursday September 15, the City of Duluth's contractor working on the Michigan Street utility upgrade project is going to be closing West Michigan Street between 6^th Avenue West and 5^th Avenue West. This block of Michigan Street is expected to remain closed until October 3^rd.  The closure is necessary to facilitate replacement of the temporary bituminous street surface remaining from a 2015 construction project with a new concrete surface. A detour for this block of Michigan Street will be established up 6^th Avenue West to Superior Street, East on Superior Street to 4^th Avenue West, and back down 4^th Avenue West to Michigan Street.  During this detour, 6^th Avenue west between Michigan Street and Superior Street will be converted to two-way traffic and the 6^th Avenue West and Superior Street intersection will be converted to a 4-way stop. 

Furthermore, the intersection of 5^th Avenue West and West Michigan Street is scheduled to close sometime during the week of September 19^th to facilitate concrete pavement installation in these areas. The intersection will remain closed for one week. At the time of 5^th Avenue West’s closure traffic detours will be established. Motorists on I35 headed north into downtown can exit earlier and take Superior Street/Mesaba Ave exit or take the 5th ave West exit but travel further up to Lake Avenue for downtown access. Traffic headed south of downtown can take Superior Street west or Mesaba Ave to access south bound I35.

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