Minnesota Department of Transportation

511 Travel Info

I-35, I-535, Hwy 53 Twin Ports Interchange

Duluth

Traffic impacts

Current

  • Aug. 26-Oct.18: Northbound/southbound ramps to/from Garfield Avenue at the I-535 Blatnik Bridge are closed.
  • I-35/I-535 bypass connections are now open.
  • Lower Michigan Street is open from Superior Street to 24th Avenue West.
  • Traffic to and from Port Terminal Drive, is being detoured onto Helberg Drive.
  • 20th Ave. West between West 3rd Street and 19th Ave. West remains closed.
  • Ramps to Hwy 53 are closed.

See detour maps

Other work

The Cross City Trail along Lower Michigan Street is closed and detoured for now. The city of Duluth has a detour in place.

See maps showing the traffic staging.

Timeline

I-35

  • Summer 2024: Lane closures for finishing work on I-35; Lower Michigan Street will open

Hwy 53

  • Fall 2024: Committed to complete Hwy 53/Piedmont Avenue down to 21st Avenue West
  • Fall 2025: Goal to complete remainder of Hwy 53 bridges, including ramps connecting to/from I-35 and I-535

I-535

  • Fall 2024: Goal to open I-535, including ramps to/from southbound Garfield Avenue
  • Fall 2025: Contingent on reaching 2024 goal – complete northbound on/off ramps at I-535/Garfield

Misc.

  • Summer 2028: Landscaping and clean up