AKJV Team Celebrates the Twin Ports Interchange Project
Ames Construction is proud to deliver the Twin Ports Interchange Project in Duluth, Minnesota, with our joint venture partner Kraemer North America.
The AKJV team joined in the celebration October 6 as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert, and other state and local leaders cut the ribbon on the monumental project.
With blind merges, left exits, and a counterintuitive design, the I-35/I-535/Highway 53 interchange had long frustrated drivers. The interchange serves an average of 80,000 vehicles a day, some of which are oversized/overweight commercial vehicles heading to and from the Port of Duluth-Superior.
In fall 2020, the AKJV team began reconstructing the interchange. Crews demolished existing bridges, replaced the I-35 mainline bridges with ground-improved embankment, and constructed new interchange bridges. The project also performed city street and utility improvements and constructed a new major stream crossing box culvert under I-35. AKJV rerouted and merged two creeks to run through the culvert and into St. Louis Bay.
Thank you to MnDOT, our subcontractors and suppliers, project stakeholders, and the many hardworking team members who made this project a reality. Your collaboration and commitment are driving progress in Minnesota and beyond.
