Plans include installing roundabouts at 26th Avenue East and 40th Avenue East, additional left-turn lanes, drainage improvements and pedestrian amenities. Construction is slated for 2026 and 2027.
The state funding will go toward infrastructure, with an equal match to be provided by the city and the land owner to reclaim the former Superfund property.
Linking Highway 53 to I-35 via the Twin Ports Interchange is expected to take until the end of 2025 after presumably Indigenous remains were discovered onsite.
Many estimates about how many tradespeople will be needed to work on this project with some guessing that 2,000 overall workers will be needed, while others say the need for just ironworkers will be 1,800.
Many were caught off guard and without a basement when the devastating 2022 twister hit Taopi, but citizens are making improvements and adding storm shelters as they rebuild the city
The Harbor Square mall would have stood on pillars, with two to three anchor stores spanning several lanes of traffic and linking downtown to the Duluth Arena Auditorium.
The U.S. Secretary of Transportation spoke with the News Tribune on Monday as the department rolled out a national video featuring Twin Ports leaders and workers.
