Wild State Cider is hosting the Wild Santa Run 5K race on Saturday, December 14th, 2024. The route of this race will create a detour for Routes 103, 108, and Blue Line along the mainline west of 18th Ave W. The closure is expected to go from 10am to 1pm, but we will follow regular routing while the roadways are open.

While on detour we will use any nearside corner along 1st St as temporary stops. Please be wave for approaching buses.

Routes 103, 108, and Blue Line EASTBOUND: From 21st Ave W at 1st St detour by turning left onto 1st St and follow to 19th Ave W, turn right onto 19th Ave W and follow to Superior St, turn left and resume regular route.

Routes 103, 108, and Blue Line WESTBOUND: Reverse of Eastbound directions.

DTA Buses will Detour Near Kirby Plaza beginning Thursday December 19th. 

A project at UMD’s Dining Center will cause some closures and partial closures with undetermined timing. To be able to provide consistent service with adequate communication the DTA will temporarily shift our Kirby Plaza service to a temporary hub on University Dr near the Darland Administration building. 

Blue Line and Route 103 heading toward UMD will access this hub on University Dr from St. Marie St. Then they will depart UMD out to College St. to Junction Ave until it becomes St. Marie St. and will resume regular route.

Routes 104 and 106 heading toward UMD will access this hub by using St. Marie St. until it becomes Junction Ave to College St to University Dr. After leaving UMD they will proceed on University Dr to St. Marie St. and onto regular route.

Route 105 heading toward UMD will access this hub by turning right onto College St. from 19th Ave East and then to University Dr. After leaving UMD they will proceed on University Dr to St. Marie St. and onto regular route.

Route 112 will travel through UMD both directions on University Dr instead of Kirby Dr. and will also use the temporary hub as a bus stop.

UPDATE FOR 12/10: Work on this project is paused until Tuesday December 17th. We will TEMPORARILY resume regular routing for this area until that time. We will leave this in place as we will resume this detour when work resumes. Please stay tuned for details. 

We have just received word that Minnesota Power will need access to underground utilities in the 200 East Block of Superior St. They will be closing the Eastbound Lane which will cause detours as follows for just Eastbound (from Downtown) Routes 103, 105, and 106, along with the Blue and Green Lines. Work is scheduled to begin on Wednesday December 4th and last for 1 week.

IMPORTANT: When the roadway is open, we will resume regular route.

ALL AFFECTED ROUTES SHOULD SERVICE THE STOP ON LAKE AVE NEXT TO PIZZA LUCE AND USE A TEMPORARY STOP AT 1ST AVE E ON 2ND ST. ROUTES 103 AND BLUE LINE WILL USE AN ALREADY EXISTING TEMPORARY STOP ON 2ND AVE E BELOW 1ST ST.

Routes 103, 105, 106, Blue and Green Line EASTBOUND/FROM DOWNTOWN: From Superior St and Lake Ave detour by turning left up Lake Ave and follow to 2nd St, turn right on 2nd St and follow to 2nd Ave E then:

— Routes 105, 106, and Green: follow 2nd St to current routing.
— Routes 103 and Blue Line: turn right onto 2nd Ave E and follow down to Superior St, turn left onto Superior St and resume regular route.

Routes 103, 105, 106, Blue and Green Line WESTBOUND/TO DOWNTOWN: No detour needed

We just received late notice that 3rd St will be closed between 4th and 5th Avenues West beginning on Monday November 25th. The closure is scheduled to be in place until December 27th.

To Downtown directions for Green Line and Routes 105 & 106 will need to detour during this time. Temporary stops will be placed according to the map below.

Should 3rd St open any sooner than December 27th we will maintain this detour until after we have given 1 days’ notice to return to regular routing.

Routes 105, 106, and Green Line TO DOWNTOWN: From 6^th Ave E downhill at 5^th St, detour by turning right onto 5^th St, follow 5^th St to 5^th Ave E and turn left, follow 5^th Ave E to 4^th St noting the temporary stop on 5^th Ave E before 4^th St, turn right onto 4^th St, provide service at 4^th St and 4^th Ave E as needed, We cannot provide service at 2^nd Ave E and 4^th St for these routes (Please see map below for available stop locations) as they need to execute a left turn down 2^nd Ave E and follow to resume current downtown routing.

Routes 105, 106, and Green Line FROM DOWNTOWN: No detour needed

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.

**EXPECT DELAYS ON ALL TRIPS, AND TAKE EARLIER TRIPS TO GET TO DESTINATIONS ON TIME**

BEGINNING TUESDAY OCTOBER 8TH, WE WILL IMPLEMENT A SHUTTLE SERVING POINTS OF THE 103 ROUTE BETWEEN 88TH AVE W AND CONCORD AND COMMONWEALTH AVE AND MCCUEN. PLEASE SEE DETOUR REVISIONS BELOW WE HOPE THIS WILL EXPEDITE TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA. 

As of 1:15 pm on 10/8 it appears as though the shuttle assistance is helping to maintain the non-exception trips much closer to on time. We are continuing to monitor this and will update again as needed or when more information comes to light.

UPDATE: to keep the 103 schedules intact we have found 4 trips coming from New Duluth and 4 trips going to New Duluth that will need to follow the full original detour. These trips outlined below passengers traveling between New Duluth and downtown should remain on the same bus. All other trips will follow the instructions below that mention the trolley shuttle transfer point.

The Weekday exception trips that follow the FULL DETOUR are:

103 to UMD leaving McCuen at 4:45 am due at 88^th and Edward by 4:54 am

103 to UMD leaving McCuen at 5:45 am due at 88th and Edward by 5:54 am

103 to UMD leaving McCuen at 7:12 am due at 88th and Edward by 7:21 am

103 to UMD leaving McCuen at 3:17 Pm due at 88th and Edward by 3:26 pm

103 to New Duluth leaving DTC at 9:15 am due at 88th and Edward by 9:47 am

103 to New Duluth leaving DTC at 5:15 pm due at 88th and Edward by 5:47 pm

103 to New Duluth leaving DTC at 6:15 pm due at 88th and Edward by 6:44 pm

103 to New Duluth leaving DTC at 10:45 pm due at 88th and Edward by 11:14 pm

The Weekend exception trips are:

To UMD leaving McCuen at 6:10 am due at 88th and Edward by 6:17 am

To UMD leaving McCuen at 6:40 am due at 88th and Edward by 6:47 am

To UMD leaving McCuen at 7:10 am due at 88th and Edward by 7:17 am

To New Duluth leaving DTC at 8:50 pm due at 88th and Edward by 9:20 pm

To New Duluth leaving DTC at 9:20 pm due at 88th and Edward by 9:50 pm

To New Duluth leaving DTC at 9:50 pm due at 88th and Edward by 10:20 pm

ALL OF THOSE EXCEPTION TRIPS WILL OPERATE UNDER THE FULL DETOUR WE BEGAN ON FRIDAY 10/04 DESCRIBED HERE:

Westbound Route 103 (To New Duluth): Buses will run regular route thru Morgan Park to Idaho Street and Hilton Street, then turn right on Hilton and run back to 88^th Avenue West, turn left on 88^th and run back thru Morgan Park to Grand Avenue, turn left and run to New Duluth via regular route.

Eastbound Route 103 (From New Duluth): Buses will run regular route to Commonwealth and Idaho Street then detour by continuing along Commonwealth (turns into Grand Avenue) to the Arbor Street entrance to Morgan Park, turn right and run thru Morgan Park to Hilton Street, then turn right on Hilton and run back to Idaho, turn left on Idaho and run back thru Morgan Park to Grand Avenue, turn right and return to regular route.

The duration of this detour is unknown at this time but may be long term. We are still awaiting additional information, but we wish to improve timing of this service for everyone.

ALL OTHER TRIPS WILL MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH A SHUTTLE BEING OPERATED BETWEEN 88TH AVE W AND CONCORD ST TO NEW DULUTH. THIS SHUTTLE WILL MOST LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF ONE OF OUR TROLLEYS.

Passengers using stops in Morgan Park as far as Idaho and Hilton St can use Route 103 as they normally would.

ANY WESTBOUND PASSENGERS SEEKING STOPS PAST MORGAN PARK NEED TO TRANSFER TO THE SHUTTLE AT 88TH AND CONCORD.

Any passengers seeking to travel towards Morgan Park or Downtown from points Southwest of Morgan Park, should seek the shuttle (likely a trolley) at any regular bus stop at the usually scheduled time and then transfer in Morgan Park at 88th and Concord with the 103 which can continue your journey. 

We understand this is a complicated scenario and we appreciate any patience and understanding as we deal with the unexpected and sudden closure of the railroad bridge on the southwest exit of Morgan Park. Please stay tuned to this detour in case we are able to improve upon it or get any updates regarding the bridge situation.

Thank you!