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News Release
Sept. 21, 2011

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Minnesota Department of Transportation
1123 Mesaba Ave.
Duluth, MN 55811
218-725-2800

 

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Second Avenue West ramp in Duluth to close Sept. 23

 

DULUTH, Minn. — The Second Avenue West ramp will close at Mesaba Avenue in Duluth Friday, Sept. 23, between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Crews will install the final components of a new anti-icing system.

 

Motorists may use West Seventh Street or North Fourth Avenue West as alternate routes into downtown Duluth.

 

Road anti-icing systems are controlled by weather stations equipped with sensors and thermometers. Spray heads embedded in the road surface spray anti-icing solution on the roadway to help prevent ice from forming.

   
For real-time traveler information anywhere in Minnesota, visit 511mn.org or dial 511.

 

 

 

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