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UPDATED: Interstate 229 Nighttime Closures Scheduled in Sioux Falls

UPDATED: Interstate 229 Nighttime Closures Scheduled in Sioux Falls

Project update:

Due to the high wind conditions, the contractor will be moving the northbound I-229 overnight closure to begin at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21,2024, and the southbound overnight closure to begin at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. 



For Immediate Release: 

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024

Contact: 
Bridger Kraye, Project Engineer, 605-940-1879 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Two different nighttime closures are scheduled for crews to install sign structures over Interstate 229 in Sioux Falls next week.

On Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, northbound I-229 will be closed between Louise Avenue and Western Avenue from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.

On Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, southbound I-229 will be closed between Western Avenue and Louise Avenue from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

Motorists should follow signed detour routes using 57th Street during these overnight closures. The prime contractor on this $1.3 million project is BX Civil & Construction of Dell Rapids, SD.

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