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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth Communications Office
411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information, please call 218-730-5309
DATE: 7/27/2026
SUBJECT: City of Duluth to close West Superior Street and Garfield Avenue/Piedmont Avenue intersection beginning July 27
BY: Kelli Latuska, Public Information Officer

City of Duluth to close West Superior Street and Garfield Avenue/Piedmont Avenue intersection beginning July 27

 

 

 

[DULUTH, MN] The City of Duluth will close the intersection of West Superior Street and Garfield Avenue/Piedmont Avenue beginning Monday, July 27, 2026 as work continues on the West Superior Street reconstruction project. The project includes the complete reconstruction of West Superior Street, including the roadway and underground utilities, between Carlton Street and West Michigan Street.

West Superior Street remains closed to traffic between 18th Avenue West and West Michigan Street, except for local access to businesses from the west. West Michigan Street also remains closed at its intersection with West Superior Street. Access to the M&H Gas Station is available from the east (downtown) via West Michigan Street or from Glen Place Drive.

With this traffic change, the Cross City Trail will reopen along West Michigan Street, and the current trail detour will be removed. Construction will continue adjacent to the trail, and trail users will be directed through the work zone on an accessible surface.

A signed vehicle detour currently directs traffic along West First Street between Fifth Avenue West and 21st Avenue West. Traffic on Piedmont Avenue will follow this detour. Traffic on Garfield Avenue will be detoured along Railroad Street to Fifth Avenue West, where it will connect to the existing signed detour.

This phase of construction includes reconstruction of the West Superior Street and Garfield Avenue/Piedmont Avenue intersection. The intersection is expected to reopen in August. Construction for the 2026 season is anticipated to be complete in November. The overall project will be completed in three construction phases, with final project completion anticipated in 2028.

The City of Duluth maintains a project website, westsuperiorstreet.com, featuring project updates, final design information, and a map showing current road closures, detour routes, and parking locations. Residents and businesses are also encouraged to subscribe to the City's West Superior Street project email list to receive meeting notices, weekly construction updates, traffic control changes, and other project information at duluthmn.gov/web-subscriptions/.

 

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