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On Monday, July 29th the underground pipe replacement work will shift to closing
West 3rd Street between 26th and 27th Avenues West. This time it will close in both
directions.
Eastbound Blue Line & Route 103 (To Downtown& UMD): Regular route until 3rd
St and 27th Ave West, detour by turning right onto 27th Ave W and proceed to 2nd St,
turn left onto 2nd St and follow to 26th Ave W and turn left, follow 26th back to 3rd St
and turn right onto regular route.
Eastbound relief for 3rd and 26th can proceed at the regular location, but relief cars
should please pull as far forward as possible, and buses should pull ahead as near
as possible to minimize safety impacts on traffic trying to turn right onto 3rd St from
26th Ave W. The boarding point for this stop will be temporarily moved approximately
15-30 feet further east to reflect the need for the bus to do this.
Westbound Blue Line & Route 103 (To West Duluth & New Duluth): Regular
route until 3rd St and 25th Ave W, detour by turning left on 25th Ave W and
proceeding to 2nd St, turn right onto 2nd St and continue until 27th Ave W and turn
right onto 27th Ave W, follow 27th Ave W back to 3rd St and turn left back onto
Regular route.
Westbound reliefs will need to occur on the nearside corner of 25th Ave W and 3rd St
in front of the Spirit of God Luteran Church.
This detour is reported to last 1 week.
WESTBOUND BUSES DETOUR AROUND HARRISON PARK
On Monday, July 15th the underground pipe replacement work will shift to closing West 3rd Street between 28th Avenue West (updated to 28th on 7/24) and Chestnut St. This time it is in the Westbound direction only.
Eastbound Blue Line and 103 will have a lane shift but will otherwise remain on regular route. Buses should be able to maintain normal service at the Harrison Park stop (both routes) and 29th Ave W (for Route 103 only).
Westbound Blue Line and 103
Westbound stops for 29th Ave W and Harrison Park will be temporarily closed.
Regular route to West 3rd Street and 28th Avenue West, the detour by turning left on 28th Avenue West and continue to 1st Street, turn right on 1st Street and follow as it becomes Truck Center Dr, Follow Truck Center Dr to Chestnut St and turn right, Follow Chestnut St to W 3rd St and turn left onto regular route.
Westbound Blue Line and 103 routes will have temporary stops placed on 28th W between 2nd and 3rd St, and another on 1st St near 30th Ave W. As a reminder any temporary stops for a detour should be treated as Go Line stops.