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Kinney, MN · Traffic & Transit
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Improvements planned at dangerous intersection
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Next Monday, crews will begin making improvements to a dangerous intersection just outside Duluth. That construction will be happening at Midway Road and North Cloquet Road, where county leaders say there has been seven crashes in the last four years. They hope the changes...
Ashland Daily Press
Ashland Main Street West to close for 24 hours June 3 for paving
Main Street West in Ashland will close to traffic for about 24 hours this week as a city contractor applies a microsurfacing treatment to the roadway between Ellis Avenue and Ninth Avenue West. The closure is scheduled to begin shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday, June 3, and last until 6 a.m. Thursday, June 4, weather permitting, according to John Butler, the City of Ashland’s director of public works. The overnight closure gives the paving material time to cure, he said. Struck & Irwin Paving, Inc., of DeForest, will perform the work, with engineering oversight from the City of Ashland Engineering Division. Microsurfacing is a thin surface preservation treatment that seals cracks, improves skid resistance, and extends the life of asphalt, according to the city. The project will affect downtown businesses along the corridor. City project manager Niles Fetter has been going door to door to notify owners, Butler said. Weather could change the schedule.
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WIS 13 culvert replacement south of Washburn to start June 8
A $1.5 million project to replace three aging culverts carrying Little Whittlesey Creek beneath WIS 13 with a new bridge south of Washburn is scheduled to begin June 8. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation awarded the contract to Northern Interstate Construction, Inc., of South Range. The culverts, installed in 1981, have reached the end of their service lives. Crews will build a temporary bypass to carry traffic during the work, replace the culvert pipes with a bridge, mill and pave about 1,000 feet of approaching pavement, restore the stream bed, install new guardrail, and add riprap. The bypass will be removed once the bridge is complete. The new guardrail will require relocating the driveway of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facility slightly to the north. The existing driveway will stay open until the new one is built, and the property will be restored after construction. WIS 13 will remain open throughout, though motorists will encounter daytime single-lane closures with flaggers directing traffic. The project is scheduled for completion in mid-October.
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Vehicle fire closes lanes on I-35 near Proctor
PROCTOR, Minn. (Northern News Now) - A vehicle fire on Interstate 35 near Proctor forced lane closures Thursday morning. Authorities responded around 8:30 a.m. to I-35 near Boundary Avenue in Proctor. The fire produced a plume of smoke visible from the highway. No injuries were reported. All lanes have since...
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Haines Road closures in Duluth for utilities work
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Part of Haines Road will close starting Tuesday for utilities work. The closure affects Haines Road between Anderson Road and Maple Grove Road. Crews are working on utilities in the area. The work is expected to last through June 4. Detours will be posted.
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‘It’s a hardship’: Rising gas prices impact Northland boating season
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Island Lake was crowded on Memorial Day as locals grabbed their gear to enjoy the sunshine. “It was so down in the dumps with all of that cold and rainy weather,” said Duluth resident Cindy McCormick. “And this glorious day just popped out.”
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North Shore Highway 61 reopens after fire just in time for Memorial Day
Highway 61 along the North Shore of Lake Superior has reopened and wildfire evacuations have been lifted. It comes just in time for Memorial Day weekend and the start of the crowded summer tourist season in northeast Minnesota. The busy thoroughfare that extends northeast from Duluth along the shore, linking...
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Wisconsin "BBQ Tasting" Train Rides
The Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad will once again welcome passengers aboard its popular Spring BBQ Dinner Train in 2026, a seasonal excursion that combines classic rail travel with hearty Midwestern barbecue. Departing from the railroad’s depot in Trego, Wisconsin, the event offers guests an evening ride through the forests and wetlands of northwestern Wisconsin while enjoying a freshly prepared meal served aboard restored vintage passenger cars.
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Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Timetables (January, 1930)
Covered here is the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway's brief timetable listing from the January, 1930 edition of the "Official Guide Of The Railways." The DW&P originated in 1901 as the Duluth, Virginia and Rainy Lake Railway, a modest logging line built from Virginia, Minnesota, to serve sawmills and the booming timber industry in the Mesabi Range. Canadian Northern Railway acquired it in 1905, renaming it the Duluth, Rainy Lake and Winnipeg Railway and pushing north to Fort Frances, Ontario, for a Canadian connection.
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Superior bus routes to be impacted by Blatnik Bridge reconstruction
SUPERIOR, Wis. (Northern News Now) - Blanik Bridge reconstruction will hit a lot of drivers hard when it closes next spring including Duluth Transit Authority bus riders. The DTA hosted an open house in Superior Wednesday, saying the main change during construction will be to the route serving residents traveling to and from Duluth.