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City of Duluth to begin concrete repairs on Northwest Passage Skywalk

[DULUTH, MN] The City of Duluth will be performing concrete repairs on two of the bridge piers for the Northwest Passage skywalk (MnDOT Bridge No. 69509) along interstate I-35 between Fifth Avenue W and Lake Avenue. Work is scheduled to begin on March 31, 2025, and is anticipated to conclude by May 1.

During construction, traffic on the interstate will be restricted to a single lane with signed detour routes provided where ramps are closed for construction. I-35 will be restricted to single lane traffic in the northbound and southbound lanes through the site at the onset of the project, lasting for an estimated two weeks, and will include the closure of the Lake Avenue to I-35 southbound on-ramp. The remaining duration of the project will shift the traffic control to allow for two lanes of unrestricted traffic through the project on I-35 (northbound and southbound), but will close the Fifth Avenue W to I-35 northbound on-ramp and will reduce the northbound frontage road ramp to single-lane traffic through the project site.

Drivers on I-35 in the project area should anticipate traffic changes in the project area through the month of April and plan trips accordingly.

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