The South Dakota Transportation Commission has awarded funding for 50 local bridge projects totaling approximately $74.3 million (Aug. 24, 2023).
Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt says with over 80,000 miles of roadway and 5,700 bridges across the state, timely investments ensure safe and efficient access to destinations such as schools, hospitals, farms and ranchlands today and into the future. He says a total of 268 applications were considered with awards divided into four categories: permanent bridge removal, local bridges on their federal aid routes, local bridges not on their federal aid routes and bridge improvement preliminary engineering grants.
Six applications for permanent bridge removals were received and were approved to be added to the 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan for approximately $1 million. Project recipients are: Faulk County, Hand County (3), Lake County and Lincoln County.
190 applications for bridge rehabilitation/replacement on non-federal aid routes were received and 13 were approved to be added to the 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan for approximately $45.5 million. Project recipients are: City of Egan, Grant County, Hand County (2), Jackson County, Jones County, Lincoln County, Moody County, Roberts County (2), Spink County and Turner County (2).
51 applications for bridge improvement grant preliminary engineering survey and hydraulic studies were received and 23 were approved to be added by addendum to the 2023-2026 Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan for approximately $1.5 million. Project recipients are: Charles Mix County (3), Day County, Grant County (2), Hand County (11), Lyman County, McCook County, Roberts County (2), Tripp County and Union County.
21 applications for bridge rehabilitation/replacement on federal aid routes were received and 8 were approved to be added to the 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan for approximately $26.3 million. Project recipients are: Beadle County, Codington County (2), Douglas County, Miner County, Perkins County, Roberts County and Yankton County.
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