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SDDOT Recognizes Palmer, 40 Years Of Dedication - Ravellette Publications - 04/17/2024

April 18, 2024
What are the odds of an employee staying with the same employer for 40 years? Any takers on a bet like that these days?? Probably not!  All bets aside, Jarvis Palmer recently celebrated 40 years with the South Dakota Department of Transportation at the Faith site, the most in the entire region. Jarvis started this adventure in 1983 when he accepted a job with the SDDOT - Faith, with the title of Maintenance worker and a $4.00 an hour wage. Through the years Jarvis has moved up through the three ...

Public discussion held for two-year construction project on I-90 interchange in Brandon - Dakota News Now 03/27/2024

March 28, 2024
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SDDOT ‘Blizzard Bracket’ pits snow plow against snow plow in tournament format - Mitchell Republic 03/26/2024

March 27, 2024
PIERRE — Even if your favorite team has been eliminated from the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, you can still cheer on your favorite South Dakota Department of Transportation snow plow as it vies for supremacy in the 2024 Blizzard Bracket. The tongue-in-cheek tournament pits 32 SDDOT snow plows against each other in a single-elimination tournament bracket, with the public voting on each matchup to decide which cleverly named plow advances to the next round. The 2024 tournament, w...

Keepings Roads Clear is a Prime Concern in Aberdeen - Dakota News Now 03/25/2024

March 26, 2024
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SDDOT Talks Statewide Travel Conditions - Dakota News Now 03/25/2024

March 26, 2024
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Taking a look at Department of Transportation cameras across the Dakota News Now viewing area, you can see that conditions are quite different depending on which region you’re in, creating tricky situations for those on the roads. Watch the full story here