blatnik bridge

Often times on social media you will see electronic road signs that have legitimately been hacked saying something inappropriate, but a local sign was the work of Photoshop.

Someday the Blatnik Bridge will need to be replaced, why not replace it with a tunnel?

For anyone that uses the Blatnik Bridge to travel between Duluth and Superior, you should look for an alternative route starting August 22. A scheduled repair project to the bridge is set to begin on Monday, August 22 that will have a significant impact on traffic into October.

Even if you haven't been outside today, it's pretty easy to see (or hear) it has been super windy. Forecasted wind gusts around 40 mph and dry, warm air have actually prompted the National Weather Service to post red flag warnings for much of the area. That said, how windy has it been today so far?

I was crossing the Blatnik Bridge yesterday when I noticed something I had never seen before.

Transportation officials say the Blatnik Bridge is among 7,795 bridges across the country that has been classified as "fracture critical" or "structurally deficient".

Just about every time we have snowy and windy conditions here in the Twin Ports, someone inevitably blurts out, "they are going to close the bridges!"  And all of us who work across the bridge  (Duluth or Superior side) start to panic we won't make it home.  The frustrating part of this whole situation is that 99% of the time, the bridges don't close, but misinformation is spread anyway

If you've suffered through the Blatnik bridge detour you'll be happy to know that according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced that the southbound/Superior-bound lanes on the Interstate 535/Blatnik Bridge, will reopen to traffic Friday, Oct. 19th.

For those of you like me who commute from Superior daily, get ready for some changes as crews switch from working on the Duluth bound lanes to the Superior bound lanes.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is welcoming the public to join them for an open house to learn more about a new lighting system being designed for the Blatnik Bridge, spanning between Duluth and Superior.