Millions learn road conditions through SD511 - Keloland 05/10/2024
Drivers in South Dakota are bound to run into bad weather or road construction at some point and when there are questions, they’ve been able to use the South Dakota 511 system.
A South Dakota Department of Transportation (DOT) system has informed motorists about those conditions for 28 years. It was first called #SAFE when it started in 1996. In 2001, the state started the SD511 system or SDDOT511 when the nationwide 511 system started.
“We were really driven by this…we knew that we have adverse travel conditions in the state, especially during winter,” said Dave Huft, the intelligent transportation systems program manager for the SD DOT. “People need to know what they are getting into before they go and make an intelligent decision about whether it’s safe to travel or not. So that need has never changed.”