Skip to content

Construction and detour begin Monday on Morris Thomas Road

Table of Contents

Construction on Morris Thomas Road in Duluth, along with necessary detours, is scheduled to begin Monday. This is a two-year project to reconstruct Morris Thomas Road between Haines Road and Piedmont Avenue.

The $8.4 million project will include the complete reconstruction of Morris Thomas Road, replacement of watermains beneath it, a new sidewalk on the south side of the road, plus new curbs and gutters.

Beginning Monday and continuing through October, Morris Thomas Road will be closed to through traffic between Haines Road and Hutchinson Road. Signs will be posted directing traffic to use Haines Road and Piedmont Avenue. Property owners will be allowed to drive through the construction area to access their homes for the majority of the project and will be communicated with in advance of any periods when they cannot.

Morris Thomas Road will re-open to traffic over the winter, and then will re-close in 2024 when the project shifts to reconstruct the section between Hutchinson Road and Piedmont Avenue.

The project is being completed in partnership between St. Louis County Public Works and the City of Duluth. Northland Constructors is the contractor for the project.

More information on the project can be found online at stlouiscountymn.gov/morris-thomas.

Comments

Latest

Howie: Duluth Schools’ referendum will rise or fall on trust

Howie: Duluth Schools’ referendum will rise or fall on trust

Financial need alone will not carry two operating referendum questions across the finish line Nov. 3. The district must confront a trust issue that has accumulated over two decades and explain why voters should believe the next 10-year, $103 million plan be better than the plans that preceded it.

Members Public
St. Louis County installs solar renewable energy systems on three Public Works facilities
A 40-kilowatt solar array, produced by Heliene in Mt. Iron, now operates on the roof of the St. Louis County Public Works facility in Culver Township. The Minnesota Department of Commerce's Statewide Solar on Public Buildings Grant Program made the project possible. Submitted

St. Louis County installs solar renewable energy systems on three Public Works facilities

With Minnesota currently importing 100% of its fossil fuels, solar power adds “homegrown” renewable sources of energy to the building and the state’s electrical grid.

Members Public
Hawks enter fall with contenders, questions and unfinished business
Hermantown senior halfback Martin Sleen. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Hawks enter fall with contenders, questions and unfinished business

That is the broad Hermantown picture entering training camp starting Aug. 17. Football and girls cross-country should expect to contend for section championships. Boys soccer and volleyball return enough proven talent to make deep playoff runs realistic.

Members Public