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    May 2, 2019
    Aerial photo of the Bong Bridge, looking toward Superior, in 2010. (file / News Tribune)
    Bong Bridge ramp lane closed Monday
    The Minnesota side of the Bong Bridge ramp will be reduced to one lane westbound beginning Monday. Westbound U.S. Highway 2 on the Bong Bridge...
    news/traffic-and-constructionMay 2, 2019 - 5:11pm
    March 14, 2019
    The Blatnik Bridge (right) and remains of its predecessor the Interstate Bridge as seen from Rice's Point in Duluth Thursday evening. Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com
    Blatnik replacement officially scheduled for 2028
    The "high bridge" between Duluth and Superior is officially on the clock for replacement. The Blatnik Bridge was incorporated into a new 10-year...
    news/traffic-and-constructionMarch 14, 2019 - 7:54pm
    November 28, 2018
    A driverless Twin Ports? Local planners consider future of transportation
    Within 12 years of the introduction of the Model T Ford in 1908, the horse and buggy had become obsolete in urban centers. By 1939, the automobile...
    news/traffic-and-constructionNovember 28, 2018 - 5:40pm
    October 25, 2018
    The DTA officially unveiled it first of a fleet of seven electric buses Thursday morning. Attendees of the event got a free ride up to Superior Street and back to the Duluth Transportation Center. Bob King / Forum News Service
    Duluth unveils new electric bus
    DULUTH -- It had that new bus smell. With a shiny metallic ceiling, unscathed floors and even a rear window, Duluth’s newest city bus took...
    business/transportationOctober 25, 2018 - 6:59pm
    March 7, 2018
    Soil testing is underway beneath the I-35 "Can of Worms" in Duluth to determine what kinds of loads it can support during the reconstruction, where proposed elevated roadways will be brought to ground level. Bob King / Forum News Service
    MnDOT studying how to bring elevated freeway to the ground in Duluth
    DULUTH—The estimated $205 million reconstruction of the "can of worms" section of Interstate 35 through Duluth isn't scheduled to begin...
    news/traffic-and-constructionMarch 7, 2018 - 8:28pm
    December 3, 2013
    Drivers take it slow on the snow-slippery Highway 61 freeway just outside Duluth on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. The National Weather Service predicts 20-plus inches of fresh snow before the storm wraps up sometime Wednesday. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)play button
    Heavy snow moving back into Northland, will continue Wednesday (with video)
    Light snow continued to fall in Duluth this afternoon on top of 8 to 16 inches reported across the city overnight and this morning -- and there's...
    newsDecember 3, 2013 - 2:35pm
    November 22, 2013
    I-35 to stay closed for a few more weeks
    A portion of southbound Interstate 35 in Duluth closed since Monday for emergency repairs will remain shut down for three to four weeks, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced Thursday. The southbound lanes between Lake Avenue and 21st Avenue West were closed after...
    business/transportationNovember 22, 2013 - 12:00am
    October 26, 2013
    The Blatnik Bridge is lit up for the first time in two years Friday night in Duluth. The bridge has a new energy-efficent lighting design featuring LED lights that have a 50-year life span. This marks the completion of a two-year-long rehabilitation project for the bridge. The Minnesota and Wisconsin Transportation Departments split the cost of the new lighting system. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
    Blatnik Bridge's new decorative design lights up
    The Blatnik Bridge is lit up for the first time in two years Friday night in Duluth. The bridge has a new energy-efficent lighting design featuring...
    business/transportationOctober 26, 2013 - 12:00am
    January 11, 2013
    Ice coats the branches of an apple tree north of Duluth on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (Andrew Krueger / akrueger@duluthnews.com)
    Freezing rain closes schools, causes difficult travel across Northland
    Freezing rain fell across the Northland this morning, coating roads, sidewalks and trees with ice and forcing a number of school districts to...
    business/transportationJanuary 11, 2013 - 9:35am
    The Minnesota Department of Transportation released this artists' rendering of what the Blatnik Bridge will look like with lights that will be installed next summer. (MNDot photo illustration)
    New Blatnik lights will shine from inside
    The people have spoken. After public comment on two options to light the Blatnik Bridge, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced...
    business/transportationSeptember 11, 2012 - 12:00am
    August 22, 2012
    This lighting option under consideration outlines the Blatnik Bridge and is similar to the bridge's past lighting. (Artist rendering courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Transportation)
    MnDOT sets open house on relighting the Blatnik Bridge
    The Minnesota Department of Transportation will host a public open house Aug. 29 on the future lighting for the Blatnik Bridge spanning the harbor...
    business/transportationAugust 22, 2012 - 12:00am
    May 13, 2012
    Blatnik Bridge (Photo by John Bray)
    Blatnik Bridge will get new lights
    A tentative agreement has been reached to keep decorative lighting on the Blatnik Bridge linking Duluth and Superior.
    business/transportationMay 13, 2012 - 12:00am
    February 20, 2012
    The bright lights of the Blatnik Bridge will go dark soon for a repair project, and it's up in the air whether enough money can be found to reinstall them after repairs are completed. (Photo by John Bray)
    Lights out for the Blatnik Bridge?
    The iconic lights that outline the Blatnik Bridge linking Duluth and Superior will go dark and come down later this year during maintenance on...
    business/transportationFebruary 20, 2012 - 12:00am
    September 19, 2011
    40th Avenue West ramp to I-35 north in Duluth closes today
    The 40th Avenue West ramp to northbound Interstate 35 in Duluth will close at 9 a.m. today for pavement resurfacing and utility work. The ramp will remain closed for about three weeks, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Motorists may use 27th Avenue West as...
    business/transportationSeptember 19, 2011 - 12:43am
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