The reconstruction of the retaining wall, west of the Gateway Tower

This new, concrete wall appears to be almost complete. 

These are wooden construction mats

They are a common sight in construction zones.  They keep heavy construction vehicles from sinking into soft ground, sand, or mud.  Also, they keep pipelines from breaking under the heavy construction vehicles.

These mats appear to have had much use for years.

I’m sure that construction vehicles move these around the Superior Street construction site as needed. 

These items were dug up from under the asphalt pavement

I’m not sure what these wooden posts were used for under the street.  However, they appear to have been in the ground for a long time.

The abandoned trolley tracks are being dug up.  However, I wish that someday in this century new trolley tracks will be put down for a new generation of trolley customers.

Another shot of the abandoned trolley tracks that will soon be recycled into new, useful things.

The street reconstruction south of the Lenox Place Apartments

Somewhere on this street is the eastern edge of the MnDOT reconstruction site and the western edge of the Superior Street reconstruction.  I hope that the construction crews know where the edges of their reconstruction responsibilities are.  I don’t want to see two or three feet of Superior Street remain a gravel road because the construction crews could not agree on who was responsible for rebuilding what sections of this street.

What I found at Lenox Place Apartments

Please notice that rebar below the Lenox Place Apartment sign.  What I find interesting is that those construction workers would leave expensive rebar unattended during a weekend.  With scrap metal thieves in Duluth, Minnesota I would think that the construction contractors would keep all that metal locked away during the weekend.  And, if you see thieves stealing metal or anything else from a public construction site, please report those thieves to the police.

The Mesaba Avenue overpass above West Superior Street

While the Superior Street reconstruction ends west of the Gateway Tower, according to a MnDOT site, this reconstruction depicted in this photograph is part of the MnDOT Highway 194 / Mesaba Avenue / Highway 2 reconstruction project.  Yes, it is true that Minnesota has just two seasons winter and highway construction.

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/d1/projects/hwy194-mesaba-duluth/index.html

Reflection on the SS William A. Irvin

After a rainstorm, go out for a walk to find nice reflections on ground pools of rain water.  I found this one by chance, providing me with a photogenic image for my blog.