If you're planning to cruise through the 6900 block of E. Superior Street this Thursday, hold up and reroute—city utility crews have a day's work cut out replacing a critical piece of infrastructure. According to the City of Duluth, the street will be sealed off from traffic starting bright and early at 8:00 AM.
Now, where does this leave the flow of traffic? Well, vehicles headed east will be nudged to take a detour at 69th Avenue E, funneling through Congdon Boulevard—but that's not all, westbound commuters will loop back via Chase Avenue to the same boulevard, just so you know you won’t be stranded in a sea of brake lights, the city authorities have put up signs to point you in the right direction. Delays are on the menu, so you might go ahead and pad your commute time a smidge.
The endgame? It's swift—just a one-day disruption, with the street set to reopen once the city crews wrap up the culvert installation. It’s all about keeping things flowing underground as much as above, because let's face it, nobody likes a road that's out of commission for too long, especially not in the hustle and bustle of Duluth streets, so the city’s pushing to get it done quickly.
Fingers crossed, unless mother nature throws a curveball or a wrench finds its way into the works, E. Superior Street will be back in business come Friday morning, ready to take on rush hour as though nothing ever happened, barring any unforeseen complications traffic patterns should normalize and that detour will be yesterday's news, blending back into the rhythm of the city’s heartbeat.
