Minnesota Department of Transportation

511 Travel Info

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

Duluth

Traffic impacts

Current

  • Monday, April 29 – Southbound I-35 between Garfield Avenue and 27th Ave West will be reduced to one lane between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.
  • Tuesday, April 30 – Northbound I-35 between 27th Avenue West and Garfield Avenue will be reduced to one lane between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
  • Michigan Street remains closed between 20th Ave. West and 23rd Ave 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.
  • All ramps to Hwy 53 and I-535 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.

Summer 2024

  • There will be lane closures for finishing work on I-35
  • Lower Michigan Street will be opened

Fall 2024

  • Hwy 53/Piedmont Avenue will be completed down to 21st Avenue West
  • Garfield Avenue/I-535 interchange complete, including ramps to/from I-535/Blatnik Bridge

Fall 2025

  • Remainder of Hwy 53 bridges, including ramps connecting to/from I-35 and I-535

Summer 2026

  • Landscaping and clean up