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Fifth Annual SDDOT Snowplow Naming Contest Underway - KCSR/KBPY 11/07/2024

November 07, 2024
The Fifth Annual Snowplow Naming Contest hosted by the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) is now open and will run through Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Over the past four winters, SDDOT has engaged with thousands of South Dakotans in the annual naming of snowplows. On average, the SDDOT contest draws 700 submissions each year. “We are truly the primary resource for South Dakota travelers throughout the year. We know that the work we do to advance safety is critical, whether during constr...

Get Creative: Fifth Annual Snowplow Naming Contest Now Open! - KXLG 11/06/2024

November 06, 2024
The Fifth Annual Snowplow Naming Contest, hosted by the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT), is now open and will run until Friday, December 6, 2024. Over the past four winters, SDDOT has engaged with thousands of South Dakotans in naming snowplows. On average, the contest receives about 700 submissions each year. “We are truly the primary resource for South Dakota travelers throughout the year. We know that our efforts to enhance safety are critical, whether during construction se...

DOT opens 5th annual Snowplow Naming Contest - Dakota News Now 11/06/2024

November 06, 2024
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The fifth annual South Dakota Department of Transportation Snowplow Naming Contest is now open. South Dakotans are invited to come up with their best blizzard puns and plow-themed names to submit. Over the last four years, the contest has drawn 700 submissions on average per year. Past winning names include Plow Bunyan, Saltosaurus Rex, Not My First Snowdeo and Clearapathera. You can submit your entry here. The SDDOT will announce one winning name for each o...

Sioux Falls celebrates opening of second diverging diamond interchange - The Brookings Register 10/28/2024

October 28, 2024
South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt and Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken were joined by federal, state, and local leaders to highlight the opening of the Interstate 229 and Benson Road Diverging Diamond Interchange in Sioux Falls on Friday. The interchange is now functioning in each direction as a one-lane DDI. Additional lanes of traffic through the interchange will be open before the entire project is completed in June 2025. This project was developed through a coordi...

Ribbon cutting held for I-229 and Benson Road Diverging Diamond - Dakota News Now 10/25/2024

October 28, 2024
City and state leaders gathered Friday to celebrate the opening of the Interstate 229 and Benson Road Diverging Diamond. The ribbon cutting was held at 10:00 am in the parking lot of the Sanford Business Center. South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) Secretary Joel Jundt and Sioux Falls Mayor Paul Ten Haken were joined by federal, state, and local leaders to celebrate. This is the second DDI in Sioux Falls to become fully operational this year, following the opening of the Interstate ...