SDDOT Public Involvement Plan (PIP)

Looking for your feedback on the SDDOT Public Involvement Plan

Every day, hundreds of thousands of residents and visitors depend on the South Dakota transportation system. Every individual and community have unique mobility needs and the state’s network of roads, bridges, trails, and other transportation facilities strive to serve all. The importance of transportation in everyday life makes public involvement particularly important to making effective transportation network decisions.

Active and robust engagement with the public and communities ensures that transportation improvements meet your unique needs and desires, provides you with a sense of ownership in projects, and helps establish a relationship of trust and accountability. South Dakota Department of Transportation has developed a comprehensive framework to guide our engagement with the public. We are looking for your feedback on our Public Involvement Plan.

Why

The South Dakota Department of Transportation is focused on placing the customers’ perspective at the center of the agency’s continuous effort to improve mobility—mobility for all.

Where and Who

Seeking customer input from South Dakota’s traveling public is a vital part of SDDOT’s purpose. SDDOT strives to give South Dakota residents and traveling public every opportunity possible to convey your transportation needs and wants.

What

The Federal and State governments have established requirements for public involvement in transportation decision-making, and a documented public participation process is one of them.
Details on SDDOT’s Public Involvement Plan (PIP) can be found here:  SDDOT’s Public Involvement Plan

How

By engaging with the travel public as well as connecting with communities to understand local, regional, and statewide transportation challenges, this Public Involvement Plan (PIP) demonstrates SDDOT’s commitment to effective, thorough, and meaningful engagement with everyone in South Dakota.

When

The Public Involvement Plan is a critical guidance document for ensuring SDDOT engages with the public and stakeholders on transportation projects throughout South Dakota; therefore, public input on the plan is necessary. The 45-day comment period closes on April 1, 2022.

How To Be Involved

Please share your voice on this open forum with comments, questions, concerns, and/or positivity on the Public Involvement Plan by clicking the comment form below.