The South Dakota Department of Transportation is holding four public presentations for the Tentative 2022-2025 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program over the next week.
Secretary Joel Jundt says this year, in addition to the in-person meetings, SDDOT is offering a virtual option. He says STIP meetings offer community members the chance to actively participate in planning the future of the transportation system in South Dakota.
The Pierre Region meeting is tonight (July 8) at 7pm at the Ramkota Hotel in Pierre. The Pierre Region generally includes Bennett, Corson, Campbell, Dewey, Haakon, Hughes, Jackson, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Walworth, and Ziebach Counties.
The other meetings will be:
Aberdeen Region Meeting– Tuesday (July 13) at 7pm at the AmericInn in Aberdeen. The Aberdeen Region generally includes Beadle, Brookings, Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Hamlin, Hyde, Hand, Kingsbury, Marshall, McPherson, Roberts, and Spink Counties.
Mitchell Region Meeting—Wednesday (July 14) at 7pm at the Ramada Airport hotel in Sioux Falls. The Mitchell Region generally includes Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union, and Yankton Counties.
Rapid City Region Meeting– July 15 (Thurs.) 7pm MDT/8pm CDT at the Ramkota Hotel in Rapid City. The Rapid City Region generally includes Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Oglala Lakota, Perkins, and Pennington Counties.
Find virtual meeting links and call-in information for each of the four STIP meetings on the SDDOT website at: https://dot.sd.gov/projects-studies/planning/tentative-statewide-transportation-improvement-program-stip. SDDOT plans to record each meeting and make the information available to the public.
For complete information about the tentative STIP, including maps and reports by region, please view the SDDOT website at: https://dot.sd.gov/projects-studies/planning/tentative-statewide-transportation-improvement-program-stip.
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 program identifies highway and intermodal improvements to preserve, renovate and enhance South Dakota’s transportation system.
The SDDOT begins the yearly update of the STIP in mid-April, however, public input is welcome year-round. If you have any suggestions you would like to offer concerning improvements to the state’s transportation system, please direct them to Levi Briggs, STIP Coordinator at 605-773-3590.
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