The South Dakota Department of Transportation and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development recently launched an initiative to increase awareness and cooperation between state government and broadband service providers.
SDDOT and GOED worked together to establish an online self-registration process to allow broadband providers to receive SDDOT’s annual Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan that outlines upcoming construction projects. The STIP is a four-year program listing projects developed through the coordinated efforts of the Department of Transportation, Transportation Commission, state and federal agencies, local and tribal governments, metropolitan planning organizations, public agencies, transportation providers, citizens and other interested parties.
The ConnectSD program will also use this information to communicate about the state’s broadband initiatives and grant opportunities from GOED. The partnership will also help coordinate telecommunication plans and state transportation plans with greater efficiency and cost savings.
All broadband providers are encouraged to register at the South Dakota citizen portal website at https://www.sd.gov/. Providers can directly access the registration form at Broadband Provider Notification Request.
For further information, please contact Dave Huft at 605-773-3358 or dave.huft@state.sd.us.
Find additional information in the featured resources section on the SDDOT website at https://dot.sd.gov and on the GOED website at https://sdgoed.com/.
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