NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 9, 2015
CONTACT: Steve Krasaway, P.E., Resident Engineer
Public Works Department
(218) 625-3841
New segment of Arlington Avenue to close beginning Sept. 10
Progress continues on Arlington Avenue in Duluth. That means a new portion of the street - from Trinity Road to Central Entrance - will close to through traffic beginning Thursday, September 10. The closure is expected to last 15 days.
The section of Arlington Avenue from Central Entrance to Arrowhead Road, which had been closed to through traffic earlier in the project, re-opened last Friday.
The work is part of a $2.6 million project to resurface nearly three miles of Arlington Avenue, a road traveled by approximately 11,000 vehicles every day. All work should be done by late October. Transportation Sales Tax revenue is funding $500,000 of the project. The project originally was scheduled for next year, however, by using sales tax revenue as a match for federal funding, the County was able to accelerate the project and complete it this year.
Northland Constructors of Duluth is the contractor on the project. In addition to the resurfacing work, which will result in six inches of new pavement, the project includes curb replacement, as well as improvements to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
To learn more about this or any other St. Louis County road construction project, or to sign up for email updates, visit stlouiscountymn.gov/construction.
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