Twin Ports Interchange is nearly done

Walz, state leaders celebrate work on Twin Ports Interchange

DULUTH — For the first time since 2021, ramp connections between U.S. Highway 53/Interstate 35/Interstate 535 will be open as the Twin Ports Interchange, previously nicknamed the “can of worms,” is nearing completion. “This is 21st-century technology that's going to bring freight and people to and from the Twin Ports,” U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber said on Monday, Oct. 6, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Duluth for the $435 million project. “It's al…

Twin Ports Interchange is nearly done

DULUTH — For the first time since 2021, ramp connections between U.S. Highway 53/Interstate 35/Interstate 535 will be open as the Twin Ports Interchange, previously nicknamed the “can of worms,” is nearing completion. “The ‘can of worms’ is officially no longer a thing, which is something to celebrate,” Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert said during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $435 million project Monday. “Tell everyone, ‘Stop using the Piedmont f…