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2025 State Spring Load Limit Restrictions – Press Release #2 (Restrictions scheduled for week of March 10-14, 2025)

2025 State Spring Load Limit Restrictions – Press Release #2 (Restrictions scheduled for week of March 10-14, 2025) Read More

Informational Meeting Scheduled for South Veterans Parkway Construction Project in Sioux Falls

Informational Meeting Scheduled for South Veterans Parkway Construction Project in Sioux Falls Read More

SDDOT Seeks Public Input for the Chamberlain Area Transportation Plan

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT), in conjunction with the City of Chamberlain, will hold a public meeting open house on Thursday, March 13, 2025, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. (CT). A short presentation will be given at 5:30 p.m. (CT). Read More

2025 State Spring Load Limit Restrictions – Release #1

New spring load limit restrictions will apply to state highway road segments (at the indicated weight limit) as shown in the release. The effective date of any load restriction is determined by weather and road conditions. Read More

Bridge Improvement Grant (BIG) Recipients Announced by Transportation Commission

The South Dakota Transportation Commission awarded 17 preservation, rehabilitation, and replacement Bridge Improvement Grants (BIG) totaling approximately $16.6 million at the recent commission meeting held in Pierre. Read More

Public Meeting Open Houses Scheduled for Tabor to Platte Rail to Trail Feasibility Study

From Tuesday, March 4 through Thursday, March 6, 2025, the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will hold eight public meeting open houses to share information and garner public input for the Tabor to Platte Rail to Trail Feasibility Study. Read More

U.S. Highway 16A in Custer State Park to be Temporarily Closed

On Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, at 9 a.m. (MT), U.S. Highway 16A, in Custer State Park, from Wilson’s Corner (junction of Highway 16A and S.D. Highway 87) to the State Game Lodge will be temporarily closed due to the relocation and transport of a church building. Read More

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2024 Annual Report

Many stories of collaboration and advancement are featured in the 2024 report ranging from new interchanges, public engagement improvements, a coordinated response to a natural disaster, and much more. Read More

2024 South Dakota Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)

The 2024 South Dakota Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) details a vision for highway safety in South Dakota and outlines interim objectives to progress toward a safer transportation system. Throughout the Plan, there are many informative graphics that help illustrate the importance of highway safety. Read More

Make our Roads Safer: We challenge you. Buckle Up, Phone Down!

South Dakota is one of 28 states that participate in the Buckle Up Phone Down (BUPD) safety campaign. The Buckle Up Phone Down challenge is simple: when you get into any vehicle, buckle up your seatbelt. If you are a driver, put the cell phone down. Turn it off if you have to. Every trip, every time! Read More

Centerline Rumble Strips (CLRS)

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will begin to deploy Centerline Rumble Strips (CLRS) on rural roads with 500 or higher Average Daily Traffic (ADT) in order to further prevent head-on and sideswipe crashes. Read More