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411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
SUBJECT: New portion of 21st Avenue East to be temporarily closed to down traffic
BY: Kate Van Daele, Public Information Officer
New portion of 21st Avenue East to be temporarily closed to down traffic
[Duluth, MN] Beginning tomorrow, Thursday, March 10, the City of Duluth will temporarily close an additional portion of 21st Avenue East for a routine repair on a storm sewer. During a final inspection of the repair to the storm sewer just completed between East 3rd Street and East 4th Street, it was discovered that a location north of 2nd Street was also in need of repair. Traffic will be closed to those going down 21st Avenue East between East 2nd Street and East 3rd Street. Upbound traffic on 21st Ave East will not be impacted.
Crews will be placing heat blankets on the area to be repaired tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. The blankets will help thaw the ground to help facilitate excavating without damaging existing utilities.
This closure is expected to be in place for approximately two weeks.
A detour will be placed around the work area utilizing East 2nd and East 4th Street and North 19th Avenue East. A friendly reminder that East 2nd and East 3rd Streets are one-way. Drivers are encouraged to use the suggested detour route.
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