Decaying Bridge that Connects Duluth and Superior Officially Getting Funding Needed for Replacement

US DOT secretary releases funds for Blatnik Bridge

SUPERIOR — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it is delivering $1.06 billion to replace the 65-year-old Blatnik Bridge connecting Duluth and Superior over the St. Louis Bay. Recent letters written by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sens. Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin urged the release of the federal funding authorized in the January 2024 bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act to avoid de…

$1.05 billion released to Minnesota for Blatnik Bridge replacement

The Blatnik Bridge, that connects Minnesota to Wisconsin, will be replaced after over $1 billion in federal funding has been secured.

Decaying bridge that connects Duluth and Superior officially getting funding needed for replacement

Officials say if the bridge isn't replaced, it will need to be closed in just a few years.

Blatnik Bridge funding uncertainty rattles business plans

Preparations for the replacement of the Blatnik Bridge that connects Superior and Duluth have defined much of the Twin Ports’ political and business landscape over the past few years. But now those plans are up in the air as the Trump administration has withheld more than a billion dollars in federal funding approved as part of the Infrastructure Act. The uncertainty particularly impacts businesses who have already been planning on how to run th…

Blatnik Bridge funding uncertainty rattles Twin Ports business plans

With the $1.8 billion replacement project in limbo, regional leaders say delays could raise costs and complicate years of planning for a five-year construction closure. The post Blatnik Bridge funding uncertainty rattles Twin Ports business plans appeared first on WPR.

Duffy releases $1B for Blatnik Bridge replacement

Political bickering had held funding hostage