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DULUTH, Minn. — FOX 21 has learned of a nearly $2 million price tag to repair a section of I-35 in Duluth that officials say was caused by a homeless encampment fire.

The bridge work is just south of the Heritage Sports Center on I-35, according to MnDOT.

The encampment fire happened last September.

An inspection found “enough damage that it needed to be repaired” for $1.9 million, according to a MnDOT spokesperson.

MNDOT Crews are replacing three of the bridge beams and the deck at this location.

Fencing will also be installed to avoid another costly problem.

From 2022 to 2024, MnDOT has spent nearly $1 million ($971,000) to install fencing at various location along I-35, between Fitger’s and Central Avenue to prevent encampments.

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