Expect traffic delays

Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
 
Beginning on Wednesday, Aug. 19, motorists traveling U.S. Highway 16 are to expect  delays of up to 15 minutes due to road construction. According to a press release from Matt Rippentopp with the South Dakota Department of Transportation, the project is expected to be completed by the end of November. 
“Drivers can expect one lane stop closures, a pilot car and flaggers and a twelve foot width restriction with possible delays up to 15 minutes,” the release says. “Motorists should be aware of suddenly slowing and merging traffic changing work zone locations, reduced speeds through the work zone, and construction workers and equipment adjacent to the driving lane.”
The project began at the state line and is to continue east to Jewel Cave National Park. According to Rippentopp, the $407,414 project will be completed by Ainsworth Benning Construction of Spearfish and involves improvements to the concrete road to the state line.