WESSINGTON SPRINGS – A one-half mile segment of Highway 34 in Jerauld County near Wessington Springs will be closed to traffic for approximately one month beginning Monday, July 29, according to the South Dakota Department of Transportation.
Through traffic will be detoured around the project using Highway 281, Highway 45 and Interstate 90. Local traffic will be maintained throughout the project.
Jeff Miller Construction of Huron will be replacing a box culvert just east of Wessington Springs on Highway 34.
Resurfacing work on a portion of South Dakota Highway 34 in Jerauld County began on Monday, July 22.
Traffic will be maintained with pilot cars and flaggers. The project’s completion date is Nov. 1, 2013.
Crews will start by cold milling on Highway 34 from the junction with Highway 45 east for about 21 miles to Wessington Springs. Asphalt resurfacing work will follow completion of the cold milling.
The prime contractor is Asphalt Paving & Materials of Huron and the contract cost is $3.9 million
For more information, contact the Mitchell Area Office at 605-995-8120.
Complete road construction information can be found at www.safetravelusa.com/sd or by dialing 511.
