Pre-construction project meeting for Highway 37 north of Mitchell set for Tuesday

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will hold a pre-construction informational meeting to share project details about the S.D. Highway 37 construction project scheduled for 2024-2025. The informational meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the Mitchell Technical College Technology Center Amphitheater, located at 1800 E. Spruce St. in Mitchell. A short presentation will be provided at 5:30 p.m. Representatives from SDDOT and the contracting firm will be available to answer questions and discuss the project following the presentation.

The goal of this meeting is to share overall construction phasing plans and share specific information about the 2024 construction season, which begins Monday, April 1, 2024. This construction season will include significant traffic impacts including partial and full road closures.

Individuals needing assistance, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), should contact the SDDOT ADA Coordinator (605-773-3540) two business days prior to the meeting in order to ensure accommodations are available. For any in-person meeting, notice is further given to individuals with disabilities that the meeting is being held in a physically accessible location.

The prime contractor for the $32.3 million project is Michels Road & Stone, Inc. of Brownsville, WI. The overall completion date for the multi-year project is November 2025.

For more information, contact Anna Rywelski, Project Engineer, at 605-995-8120 or via email at Anna.Rywelski@state.sd.us.