Press Releases

Asphalt Repairs Scheduled on Sturgis Road Through Piedmont

September 28, 2022
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says work on Sturgis Road through the town of Piedmont will begin on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022.

Local Road Closure Extended on I-29 Interchange Project in Brookings

September 28, 2022
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says that the contractors for the 20th Street Interchange project and the Brookings Municipal Utilities (BMU) watermain utility project continue to make progress on the improvements at the intersection of 22nd Avenue and 20th Street South.

Tunnel Inspections Scheduled in the Black Hills Area

September 27, 2022
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will be conducting bi-annual tunnel inspections the week of Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in the Black Hills area.

South Dakota Department of Transportation Receives STC Funding for Key Rail Service Projects

September 27, 2022
On Dec. 1, 2021, the U. S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on the availability of Special Transportation Circumstance (STC) program funding. This notice made funding available for eligible projects through the Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. The FRA recently announced that $4 million was granted for three projects in two states under the Fiscal Year 2021 Special Transportation Circum

Natural Gas Line Installation Scheduled on U.S. Highway 18 Near Canton

September 26, 2022
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says Northern Natural Gas will be installing a new natural gas line and removing an old line on U.S. Highway 18, four miles west of Canton.