Service Alerts

Juneteeth Celebration Detour Thursday June 19th (Routes 104/114)

On Thursday June 19th, 2025 The Duluth NAACP will be hosting a Juneteenth
Celebration on 4th St between Lake Ave and 1st Ave E from 3pm to 7pm. This will
close this block from approximately 2:30pm to 7:30pm and will cause Route 104
and 114 to detour during the event.

Route 104 (To UMD): From Lake Ave and 1st St maneuver to the right lane to turn
right onto 2nd St. Continue to 1st Ave E and turn left, follow 1st Ave E to 4th Street and
turn right onto 4th St to regular route.
Route 104 Inbound (To Downtown): From 4th Street and 1st Ave E turn left onto 1st
Ave E and follow to 3rd St, turn right. Take 3rd St to Lake Ave turn left back to regular
route.

Route 114 (To Observation Hill): From Lake Ave and 1st St maneuver to the right
lane to turn right onto 2nd St. Continue to 1st Ave E and turn left, follow 1st Ave E to
4th Street and turn right onto 4th St to regular route.
turn right onto to regular route.

Route 114 (To Downtown): No detour needed.
We will resume normal route once 4th St is reopened and there will be no temporary stops
placed available given the scope of this detour.

Service Alert:

One-Way Garfield to Blatnik Bridge Detour (Route 110) Begins Wednesday, June 11th.

Beginning Wednesday June 11th, access to the Blatnik
Bridge from Garfield Ave heading towards Superior, WI will
be temporarily closed. Route 110 will need to detour in the
“To Superior WI” direction, and will do so as follows:

Route 110 to Superior WI: Regular route to W Superior St
at the Incline Station bus stop. Please pause at this stop and
announce to passengers on board that this is the last stop
until Superior WI due to detour then follow W Superior St to
merge onto I-35 SB follow to 535 Wisconsin exit to Blatnik
Bridge and follow to resume regular route.

Route 110 to Duluth: No detour needed.

This detour is reportedly going to last several months.

Significant 6th Ave E Detour Begins Wednesday, June 11th (Green Line, 105, and 106)

Beginning Wednesday, June 11th a project on 6th Ave E will
create detours for Routes 105 and 106 and can impact
temporary placement of, and access to, stops along 6th Ave
E for the Green Line. 6th Ave E will remain open during the
project, but the scene will be dynamic as the project moves
through its phases. This detour is expected to last until the
beginning of October. A closure of 9th St at 6th Ave E will
create the detour for 105 and 106 as follows:

From Downtown (To UMD): Regular route to 6th Ave E and
4th St and then detour by turning right onto 4th St, follow 4th
St to 8th Ave E and turn left onto 8th Ave E, follow 8th Ave E
to 9th St and turn right to resume regular route. Please see
the temporary stop notice below

From UMD (To Downtown): Reverse of From Downtown
instructions. Please see the temporary stop notice following.

To UMD routing should serve the stop next to Whole foods
at the corner of 4th and 7th Ave E, but NOT the next block at
8th so we can execute a safe left turn on the busier street.
The detoured routes will have a temporary stop on 8th Ave E
between 4th and 5th St as well as near 7th St and 9th St.
To Downtown routing we will place stops near 7th St and
5th St, and please serve the 104 stop at 7th Ave E on 4th St

5th St East End Superior Detour Begins Monday June 2nd

Beginning Monday, June 2, a major road project will start on 5th Street in
Superior’s East End neighborhood, expected to continue through most
of the summer. As a result, Route 111 will be detoured.

Temporary stops will be in place, and we will need to provide at least one
day’s notice before returning to the regular route. We are coordinating
with project managers and will update the public as the project nears
completion.

From Downtown to Itasca: Regular route to East 5th St and 24th Ave
East, detour by turning left on 24th Ave, follow to 4th St and turn right onto
4th St, follow until 31st Ave and turn left to resume regular route
From Itasca to Downtown: Reverse of “to Itasca” directions

Junction Avenue Detour (Route 105) Begins Monday, May 12th (Updated Info)

Effective Monday, May 12th, 19th Ave E will have a 1 block lane closure on the North
East side of the road impacting the Outbound 105 routing.

This detour involving use of Snelling Ave is expected to conclude Friday May 16th.

Route 105 (From Downtown/To UMD): Regular route to 19th Avenue East and Snelling Ave,
then detour by turning Right on Snelling Ave and follow to College St, turn left on College St and
and run to Kirby Dr, turn Right on Kirby Dr

Route 105 (To Downtown/From UMD): From Kirby Plaza depart to St. Marie St and detour by
turning Right onto St. Marie St. Follow St. Marie to University Dr and turn Right onto University Dr,
follow University Dr to College St and turn Right onto College St, follow College St to 19th Ave E
and turn left to resume regular routing.

3rd Avenue East Detour Continuation

Construction on 3^rd Avenue East continues to make it unsafe for our buses to travel along it. Therefore, we will detour onto 2^nd Ave East in both directions, and will impact all routes that use 3^rd Ave East (102, 105, 106)

From Downtown:

Regular route to Superior Street and 2^nd Avenue East, then detour by turning left on 2^nd Avenue East and run to 2^nd Street, turn right on 2^nd Street, and continue past 3^rd Avenue East and return to regular route.

To Downtown:

Regular route to 3^rd Street and 3^rd Avenue East, then detour by continuing along 3^rd Street to 2^nd Avenue East, turn left and run to Superior Street, turn right, and return to regular route.

The duration of this detour is unknown at this time. Temporary bus stops will be placed on 2^nd Ave East.