Service Alerts

Effective Thursday, June 1^st, 2^nd Street in Proctor will be under construction from the railroad tracks west towards the High School.

This construction will require Proctor Route 3 buses to detour as follows.

Route 3 From Downtown:

Buses will take regular route to 2^nd Street and North 5th Avenue (the first intersection after crossing the railroad tracks), then detour by turning right on North 5^th Avenue which then curves to the left and becomes 4^th Street. Continue along 4^th Street to North 9^th Avenue, turn right and run to 6^th Street, turn left and run to Ugstad Road, turn left and run to 4^th Street, turn left and continue to the layover location.

Route 3 To Downtown:

From the layover, buses will continue along 4^th Street past North 7^th Avenue and follow thru the curve all the way to 2^nd Street, turn left and return to regular route.

This will be a long-term detour. There may be delays at the railroad tracks, but buses will be allowed through.

The closure of Haines Road at Anderson Road for underground work will require Saturday and Sunday Route 9M buses to detour as follows.

Week-end Route 9M From Downtown:

Buses will run regular route to Piedmont Avenue and Decker Road, then detour via right on Decker Road to Mall Drive, left on Mall Drive to Maple Grove Road, Left on to Maple Grove Road to Burning Tree Road, right on Burning Tree Road to Super One and then return to regular route.

Week-end Route 9M To Downtown:

After Serving Super One and returning to Haines Road via Mall Drive, buses will run regular route to Haines Road and Maple Grove Road, the detour via left on Maple Grove Road to Mall Drive, right on Mall Drive to Decker Road, right on Decker Road to Piedmont Avenue, left on Piedmont Avenue and then return to regular route.

Stops along Haines Road between Maple Grove Road and Piedmont Avenue, and stops along Piedmont Avenue between Decker Road and Haines Road will not be served on Saturdays and Sundays during this detour.

The duration of this detour is unknown at this time.

Service Pause – Weekday Route 5:

Despite ongoing efforts to bring aboard Bus Operators to replace those who have retired or otherwise departed, we are forced to make the difficult decision to pause weekday Route 5 (which runs between western Duluth and the Miller Hill area), As a function of the weekday Route 5 pausing, this will also impact Inbound Route 10E trip Departing Door 8 at 7:05am and Outbound Route 1 Zoo trip departing DTC at 7:35am weekdays.  A Route 9MT trip departing the Piedmont Park and Ride at 7:07am, which arrives downtown at 7:23am will also be paused. These individual trips, while not part of Route 5 are connected via interlined service, and will also be paused until the 5 service returns.  These changes will take effect Monday, January 30th.

A long-term road construction project on Highway 23 between Gary/New Duluth and Fond Du Lac, and the subsequent extreme delays to Fond Du Lac bus service in the afternoon,  outbound afternoon Route 2F trips will only provide service to Fond Du Lac if a passenger on the bus needs transportation to Fond Du Lac. If no passengers are present, service will terminate at Commonwealth Avenue and McCuen Street in New Duluth.

Passengers in Fond Du Lac planning a return trip aboard an afternoon Route 2F trip should call 218-623-4328 to let the DTA know of their needs.

This policy will again be reviewed later as ridership needs and the impact of the changes are determined.

Due to underground street work, Effective Monday, May 15^th, Superior Street and 1^st Street will be closed at 1^st Avenue East. In addition, 3^rd Street and Lake Avenue intersection will have excavation work making a left turn from 3^rd Street onto Lake difficult.

During this time routes in the downtown area will detour as follows:

From Downtown Routes 6 & 7: Buses will run regular route to Superior Street and Lake Avenue, then detour via left on Lake Avenue to 2^nd Street, right on 2^nd Street to 3^rd Avenue East, right on 3^rd Avenue East to Superior Street, left on Superior Street and regular route.

To Downtown Routes 6 & 7: Buses will run regular route to Superior Street and 3^rd Avenue East, then detour via right on 3^rd Avenue East to 3^rd Street, left on 3^rd Street to 1^st Avenue West, left on 1^st Avenue West to Superior Street, right on Superior Street and regular route.

From Downtown Routes 10H, 11, 11K, 11M, 12 & 13: Buses will run regular route to Superior Street and Lake Avenue, then detour via left on Lake Avenue to 2^nd Street, right on 2^nd Street and continue past 3^rd Avenue East and regular route.

 To Downtown Routes 10H, 12 & 13: Buses will run regular route to 3^rd Street and 3^rd Avenue East, then continue on 3^rd Street to 1^st Avenue West, left on 1^st Avenue West to Superior Street, right on Superior Street and regular route.

Temporary bus stops will be placed along the detour routing. This detour is expected to be completed by mid-June.

Route 3 Proctor Construction Bus Stop Changes

Due to a project by Saint Louis County along Boundary Avenue to add sidewalks along the East side of the road from Grove St to Orchard St, the DTA will be making some bus stop changes. The DTA will be permanently removing the bus stops located at 1^st St and Oak St, as was originally planned as part of the DTA’s Bus Stop Balancing project. Stops will be located at Orchard St/2^nd St and at Grove St. The project will begin Monday, May 8^th.

Due to the closure of both on and off ramps from 21^st Avenue West to Highway 53, Weekday and Saturday Route 5 buses will detour as follows:

From West Duluth to Mall: Buses will run regular route to 3^rd Street and 24^th Avenue West, then detour via left on 24^th Avenue West to Piedmont Avenue, right on Piedmont Avenue to Highway 53, left on Highway 53 and return to regular route.

 From Mall Area to West Duluth: Buses will run regular route to Highway 53 and Piedmont Avenue, then detour via right on Piedmont Avenue to 24^th Avenue West, left on 24^th Avenue West to 3^rd Street, right on 3^rd Street and return to regular route.

This detour is expected to last for an extended period as the ramp closures are planned to remain closed into 2024.