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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: 10/17/2025
SUBJECT: Media Advisory: City of Duluth and partners to host event to re-open Sixth Avenue E on Monday, October 20 at noon
BY: Kelli Latuska, Public Information Officer

Media Advisory

 

City of Duluth and partners to host event to re-open Sixth Avenue E on Monday, October 20

 

Monday, October 20, 2025 | 12:00 PM | Intersection of Sixth Avenue E and Ninth Street

 

 

[DULUTH, MN] The City of Duluth, along with Zeitgeist and other community and state partners, will host a media event and ceremonial barricade push-down to re-open Sixth Avenue E at noon on Monday, October 20. Project history and details, along with an opportunity for media questions and interviews will be provided.

 

Key features of the new Sixth Avenue E design include:

  • center median, vegetated in sections 
  • ADA curb cuts at every intersection
  • Road diet (from four lanes to three) with a center turn lane and dedicated shoulder
  • Signal improvements
  • Lead water service lines replaced

 

 

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