If it's not winter, it's road construction season.

This year nearly 14-million-dollars will be spent on road repairs across the city of Duluth.

Some of the money used to fund these projects comes from the interest accrued from the Community Investment Trust Fund.

Controversy has sparked in the past due to money being taken out of the Investment Fund for other projects.

Due to this problem and the poor economy, officials say funding for road construction has declined in the last few years.

But the city of Duluth still has plans for many street upgrades this summer.

Morely Heights, Fairmont, and Lakeside have all been chosen for restoration.

"The street improvement program is basically reconstruction of any utilities that is needed in the residential neighborhood and then replacement of the street section," says Caroline Pederson from the Duluth Engineer of Transportation.

The Ariel lift bridge will also get some more attention this summer.

It will be closed for two hour periods during the night to repair the counter weights.

Public notice will be published to let people know when it going to happen.

"It's concrete work. So you got to get the concrete in and get it set up before the bridge comes back down on the counter weight and goes back in the air," says Pedersen.

As for St. Louis County, officials plan to rebuild a five mile stretch on Highway 47 between Highway 53 and Highway 7.

One of the biggest projects this summer is the 24-million dollar Highway 53 renovation.

Even foot traffic won't be spared construction season...work on the Lakewalk will continue on connecting 36th Avenue East to 47th Avenue East.

Some other portions of the Lakewalk will also get renovated due to the new sanitary overflow storage tank.

"The Lakewalk trail section between 18th and 20th Avenue East will be closed for a short time period while they replace the trail section that was damaged during the construction of the storage basin," says Pedersen.

Back to the roadways...highway engineers ask that during road construction season people use extra caution around work sites.

"My number one recommendation would be to slow down, eliminate distractions, follow the guidance provided by the signs and the flaggers and keep a good distance between you and the next car," says Pedersen.

The Duluth Transportation Authority has plans to alter six bus stops downtown, which will include extending the sidewalk for pedestrians.

Two stops will also be added off of Lake Avenue.