From the Minnesota Department of Transportation - June 1, 2026

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will be temporarily removing traffic control on Highway 61 London Road in Duluth until June 22. All detour signage and lane closures will be removed, and major work will be paused until after Grandma’s Marathon weekend. Motorists can expect some lane shifts and shoulder closures while topsoil and sod are placed along London Road through June 12.

Traffic control will be reinstalled on Monday, June 22. North of 40th Ave E, London Road will only be open to northbound traffic. Southbound traffic will be detoured on to Superior St to 40th Ave E. The southbound truck detour will have traffic continue on Superior St to 21st Ave E. There will also be a closure of London Road from the west at 26th Avenue East and a closure of 26th Avenue East at London Road to construct a roundabout. Traffic is expected to be in this configuration through the fall.