The first phase of a two-year project to reconstruct a portion of 40th Avenue West in Duluth is just about complete, and the street will be re-opened to traffic by Friday afternoon, October 23.

Political signs - or any advertisements - are not allowed on highway right-of-ways (roadside shoulders), ditches, or sight corners at intersections that may obstruct or interfere with a driver's view of approaching, merging, or intersecting traffic.

St. Louis County Public Works has been studying the two-mile segment of Midway Road between Highway 194 in Hermantown and North Pike Lake Road in Canosia Township, along with a short segment of Martin Road that connects to it; and is now ready to present recommendations for future improvements.

St. Louis County Public Works will be repairing a portion of County State Aid Highway 88 (Grant McMahan Blvd) on the northwest side of Shagawa Lake beginning Monday, August 24. No thru traffic will be allowed during the first week of the project, resulting in a detour around the lake.

The two-year project to reconstruct a portion of 40th Avenue West in Duluth begins next Monday, Aug. 24, and with it will come a detour lasting through the end of October, when construction is expected to pause for the winter.