2021 truck through traffic detour. Click to enlarge.
Hwy 135 Main Street is closed to traffic. A local detour on 1st Street North and a truck detour on Cty Rd 20 and Cty Rd 4 are active.
Upcoming work
Week of September 6 - 10
Concrete pedestrian ramp and sidewalk installation
Grading for remaining sidewalk installation
Running electrical lines for light poles
Installation of banner pole foundations
Roadway preparation for blacktop
Cross street crossover maintained at 5th Avenue
Week of September 13 - 17
Roadway preparation for blacktop
Blacktop paving
Cross street crossover maintained at 5th Avenue
2021 local traffic detour. Click to enlarge.
About this project
Project work zone. Click to enlarge.
Summary of work
Highway reconstruction including:
New pavement
Curb and gutter
Sidewalk
City water main replacement
Storm sewer replacement
Sanitary sewer replacement
Work Schedule
2020 Construction – May to September, all work except from 1st Avenue to 6th Avenue
2021 Construction – May to October, remaining work between 1st Avenue to 6th Avenue
Complete Streets
MnDOT’s Complete Streets philosophy is being used to better accommodate all users of the corridor. As a part of the philosophy, highway lane and parking widths will be narrowed for traffic calming purposes and to make additional space available for other uses.
Rendering
Rendering of Biwabik Main Street design concept
Animation
Fly-through animation of proposed project (subject to change)
