Drivers in Duluth, brace yourselves for detours and delays as the city gears up to resume the Third Street Reconditioning Project starting Monday, April 22. The right lane of Third Street will be off-limits from 12th Avenue E all the way to Mesaba Avenue to facilitate the next phase of roadwork. Fear not, left lane parking spaces will be up for grabs as roadway marks and signs will vanish Sunday night, according to the official City of Duluth Facebook post.

With streets as the city's veins, this project's heartbeat began throbbing last year, successfully reconstructing the intersections at Lake Avenue and Sixth Avenue E and throwing in new traffic signals to sweeten the deal. The sequel to this infrastructural saga unfurls with concrete repair, the magic of bituminous mill and overlay, and ADA compliance dance moves at intersections. It won't just signal at Fourth Avenue W, Third Avenue E, and Fifth Avenue E getting the axe, as announced by the city's Engineering division.

Should things chug along as planned, early July will see a shift of gears as workers flip the script and tackle the lower side of the street. While the roadway pantomime is set to bow out by September's end, those seeking the nitty-gritty can dial 218-730-5200 for the inside scoop from Duluth's Engineering division.

Commuters caught in the asphalt tango last year can heave a sigh of relief as complete street closures are off the table; thanks to the legwork done during phase one — a small comfort as they navigate the steel and concrete labyrinth set to unfold in the months ahead, per the city's engineering department's game plan.