Press Releases

Department of Transportation / Highway Patrol Seeks Public Input into the US14 - US14 Bypass Corridor Study

November 19, 2019
BROOKINGS/VOLGA, S.D. - The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT), in cooperation with the City of Brookings and City of Volga, will hold two public open houses to gather feedback of preliminary U.S. 14/U.S. 14 Bypass corridor and intersection improvement concepts developed to date.

Highway 37 Temporary Closed at North Dakota Border

November 05, 2019
HECLA, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the North Dakota Department of Transportation, has closed Highway 37 at the ND/SD border due to water and ice on the roadway making travel hazardous.

SOUTH DAKOTA PROGRAM TO REDUCE ROADWAY DEPARTURE CRASHES IN WINTER WEATHER WINS NATIONAL ROADWAY SAFETY AWARD

October 30, 2019
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) was honored last week in a ceremony on Capitol Hill with a National Roadway Safety Award for the success of its “High Friction Surface Treatment” (HFST) program to address road departure crashes in winter weather.

Ramps Opening on I-90 Exit 402

October 24, 2019
The South Dakota Department of Transportation will be opening the on and off ramps of Exit 402 on Interstate 90 Friday, Oct. 25.

Construction Starting on Westbound Interstate 90 Bridges over Interstate 29 and Silver Creek

October 22, 2019
Starting today, Oct. 22, the South Dakota Department of Transportation will begin high surface friction treatment work in the westbound passing lane of the Interstate 90 bridge over Interstate 29 and the westbound driving lane of Interstate 90 bridge over Silver Creek.