DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – The installation of new lighting will result in lane closures in both directions on the Bong Bridge for about a week starting on Monday.
The project will also require ramp closures on the Minnesota side of the bridge.
The westbound ramp from the Bong Bridge to northbound I-35 and the eastbound ramp to the bridge from northbound I-35 will be closed from 6 a-m to 6 p-m next Monday (12/22). The ramp from southbound I-35 to eastbound Highway 2 will close from 6 a-m to 6 p-m on Monday the 29th.
Motorists should follow marked detours during the closures.
The work is part of the Bong Bridge rehabilitation project that began in August.
UPDATE:
The installation of streetlights on the Minnesota side of the Bong Bridge, which carries US 2 across the St. Louis River between Superior and Duluth, has been pushed back.
The installation of streetlights on the exit and entrance ramps on the Minnesota side of the bridge currently is scheduled for the week of Dec. 29. Streetlights are scheduled to be installed on the Minnesota side of the bridge the weeks of Jan. 5 and Jan. 12.
Installation of streetlights will result in the following ramp closures in Duluth:
- 6 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30: Ramp from southbound I-35 to eastbound US 2
- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30: Ramp from westbound US 2 to northbound I-35
- 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31: Ramp from northbound I-35 to eastbound US 2
Motorists will encounter single-lane closures on the Minnesota side of the bridge through the tied arch for installation of lights on the Minnesota side and maintenance of the lights on the Wisconsin side. Currently, those are anticipated to begin Monday, Jan. 5, with all work completed by the end of the following week.
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