Jay Peppel News Today

More than 200 members of the public attended two days of open houses in Parkston and Mitchell this week to give input on a corridor study that will take place over the course of 2024.

When asked if the DOT plans to move forward with the plans to convert the current four-lane highway into a three-lane with a turning lane, DOT’s Jay Peppel said, “I haven’t heard otherwise.”

Flooding, soil conditions pushed back project by over a year

An overwhelming majority of the public input was in favor of the project, including farmers, local business owners and ag industry leaders from around the region and state.

An overwhelming majority of the public input was in favor of the project, including farmers, local business owners and ag industry leaders from around the region and state.

An overwhelming majority of the public input was in favor of the project, including farmers, local business owners and ag industry leaders from around the region and state.

An overwhelming majority of the public input was in favor of the project, including farmers, local business owners and ag industry leaders from around the region and state.

Regrading, widening expected to be finished in November Written By: Erik Kaufman | × The South Dakota Department of Transportation is planning regrading and widening work on King Street this summer in Chamblerlain. (Courtesy Photo) CHAMBERLAIN — The South Dakota Department of Transportation is preparing to improve several miles of King Street in Chamberlain this summer. The portion of road due for repairs, which stretches from the intersection of the street with Interstate 90...