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D1 - Hwy 61 & London Road: 2026-2027 construction
Current and upcoming work
- Work at 26th Ave E roundabout continues.
- Work on the lake side of the roundabout is underway with removals through this week and concrete work starting again next week.
- At 26th Ave E, the roundabout is open to three legs of traffic.
- Southbound Hwy 61/London Rd will travel through the roundabout and can access 26th Ave E, city street London Rd and southbound I-35.
- 26th Ave E heading towards the lake will reopen and can access city street London Rd and southbound I-35. Traffic will not be able to access northbound Hwy 61/London Rd.
- Northbound city street London Rd will remain closed at the roundabout.
- Northbound I-35 traffic will remain on the current bypass and not be able to access 26th Ave E.
- This configuration is expected to be in place for about two more weeks.
- From 41st Ave E to 60th Ave E:
- Milling and paving of London Road starts Monday, Oct. 12. During paving operations there will be hard closures of the following roads on the land side while paving is occurring at them: 43rd Ave, 45th Ave, Cambridge St, 47th Ave, McCulloch St, 51st Ave, 54th Ave, 58th Ave, and 60th Ave. These avenues will be opened back up immediately after they have been paved, compacted and cooled. Closures can be expected for 3 - 4 hours.
- Black silt fencing will remain in place until it is confirmed that the turf is established.
- Construction of a temporary entrance to Ecumen Lakeshore is underway; this temporary entrance is needed for the 2027 phase of construction. Coordination is occurring with Ecumen leadership.
- Duluth Police Department will continue patrols near the school zones during drop off and pick up times.
- Work is expected to last through the end of October.
Traffic control
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North of 40th Ave E, London Road is only open to northbound traffic. Southbound traffic is detoured on to Superior St to 40th Ave E.
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The southbound truck detour has traffic continue on Superior St to 21st Ave E.
Contact Us
For specific questions, please contact project staff via email at London.Road.DOT@state.mn.us.
mndot.gov/d1/projects/londonroad
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