Press Releases

Interstate Closures Anticipated Across South Dakota Beginning Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022

December 12, 2022
Due to a strong winter storm system predicted to bring freezing rain, substantial snow totals, low visibility, drifting snow and high winds, closures on portions of Interstate 29 and 90 are expected on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.

Due to Winter Storm, In-Person Public Meeting in Kimball for Proposed Project on S.D. Highway 34 Canceled, Virtual Option Available

December 12, 2022
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says that due to severe winter weather conditions potentially impacting the State of South Dakota, the in-person public meeting open house scheduled at Kimball High School on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, has been canceled.

U.S. Highway 212 Reopened Through Watertown

December 09, 2022
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says that the project contractor, J&J Earthworks, Inc., has reopened U.S. Highway 212 to traffic.

Traffic Configuration Switch Scheduled on Interstate 90 Near Sturgis

December 09, 2022
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says that a traffic configuration switch is scheduled to take place on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, on the Interstate 90 reconstruction project from exit 40 to exit 37, near Sturgis.

Public Comment Period Open for Draft Memorandum of Agreement for Ellis & Eastern Sioux Falls Area Railroad Bridges

December 07, 2022
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) was awarded a 2019 Special Transportation Circumstance (STC) Federal Grant to replace the current timber pile approaches (both east and west ends) with steel H-pile and pre-cast concrete tubs on two historic bridges (P-125 and P-131) in the Sioux Falls area.