I-229 To Close for 26th Street Construction

For Immediate Release: Friday, August 21, 2020
Contact: Kirk Henderson, Project Engineer, 605-367-5680

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation says Interstate 229 will be closed between the Cliff Avenue and 10^th Street exits next week for continued construction on the 26^th Street bridge.

Northbound I-229 will be closed on Monday, Aug. 24, and Tuesday, Aug. 25, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Southbound I-229 will be closed on Wednesday, Aug. 26, and Thursday, Aug. 27, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

The interstate closure is need for crews to remove the existing bridge deck over the driving lanes of I-229 on the 26^th Street bridge. Traffic will be diverted off I-229 at the Cliff Avenue and 10^th Street exits.

The new structure at the 26^th Street exit is part of the $36.5 million project being completed on I-229 & 26^th Street.

Completion date for this project is Nov. 13, 2020.

The prime contractor on this is D&G Concrete Construction of Sioux Falls.

For complete road construction information, visit https://safetravelusa.com/sd/ or dial 511.

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