Jean Duluth Road will be closed between Glenwood Street and Martin Road beginning July 21 as St. Louis County Public Works replaces two culverts and repairs a third culvert. Additionally, the City of Duluth will be relocating a large diameter gas main as part of the project.

St. Louis County Public Works will be applying chip sealing on a number of county roads in Hermantown and Duluth this week and next. Motorists should expect lane closures and delays while the work is being done, and are encouraged to slow down when traveling on these roads in the days following the work.

Replacement of the bridge spanning the French River will close a segment of North Shore Drive beginning Monday, June 1. Traffic will be detoured along Ryan Road, MN Highway 61 and Homestead Road. Work is expected to last until mid-November.

The recently reconstructed bridge spanning the Black Duck River in Camp Five Township now carries an honorary name - the James "Ding" Holter Memorial Bridge. In a dedication ceremony yesterday, Holter's family was given the opportunity to unveil the sign that now identifies the bridge in his name.

Spring load restrictions have been lifted on St. Louis County roads effective today. However some roads - most of them gravel - continue to be posted with weight limits due to their individual condition. In total, slightly less than 170 miles of the county's 3,000 miles of roads remain posted.