Lake Avenue between Superior and First streets will close for several months beginning the week of Feb. 23 for the construction of a skywalk between the Lake Superior Place Building and the Technology Village.
The street closure could last up to seven months -- through Sept. 20.
During the closure:
* Traffic will be detoured to First Avenue East.
* Local vehicular access will be allowed from Superior Street to the first alley east of Lake to allow for contract parkers at the Technology Village ramp.
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* Pedestrian traffic will be allowed on the west side of Lake Avenue and below the alley on the east side of Lake Avenue. Covered scaffolding will be placed over the sidewalks.
* No public vehicular access will be allowed in the alley west of Lake Avenue.
The Duluth Economic Development Authority approved the skywalk last year. In December, DEDA awarded a contract for the project to RJS Construction Group LLC, the lowest of six bidders for the job. The construction bid came in at $2.63 million; the total amount budgeted for the project (including a 10 percent contingency fund) is $3.96 million.
