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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
411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
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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
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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