The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) was recently awarded a $21.4 million Rebuilding America Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation. The RAISE Grant is designated for the regrading and reconstruction of approximately nine miles of US Highway 12 in South Dakota between Morristown and Watauga in Corson County.
“The RAISE Grant funds will provide benefits to these local communities through improved travel time, reliable access to jobs, and upgraded infrastructure,“ states Joel Jundt, Secretary of Transportation. “This funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation supports a project that will benefit South Dakotans for generations.”
The reconstruction project will widen Highway 12 to include six-foot-wide shoulders, replace a deteriorating bridge over Hay Creek, replace three large pipe culverts, and replace approximately 19 miles of right-of-way fencing.
For more information about the Federal RAISE Grant Awards, please visit https://www.transportation.gov/raisegrants/raise-2022-fact-sheets.
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