KELO: Rural Bridges Selected to Receive Planning Grants

KELO Story by Bob Mercer:  https://www.keloland.com/news/capitol-news-bureau/36-rural-bridges-selected-to-receive-planning-grants/

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Twelve rural South Dakota bridges in need of repair or replacement will receive federal financial assistance for design.

Another 24 rural structures will receive state Bridge Improvement Grant awards for planning and engineering.

The South Dakota Transportation Commission approved the selections on Thursday. The state Department of Transportation used a scoring system to rank the projects.

The department received 70 applications for federal assistance and 38 applications for state grants.

Decisions on grants for replacement or rehabilitation of bridges are made in the spring round.

“This is not construction or any rehab,” state Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt said.

The bridge locations and the amounts of federal design grants, listed in order of scoring, are:

Yankton County, southwest of Mission Hill on 309th Street over the James River, $291,742 federal assistance toward $356,000 cost.

Gregory County, southwest of St. Charles on 354th Avenue over Ponca Creek, $278,630 federal assistance toward $340,000 cost.

Deuel County, 2nd Avenue in Gary, over the west branch of Lac Qui Parle River, $87,000 federal assistance.

Deuel County, Lac Qui Parle Street in Gary, over the west branch of Lac Qui Parle River, $43,100 federal assistance.

Roberts County, southeast of Wilmot on 138th Street over the north fork of Whetstone River, $78,000 federal assistance.

Spink County, northeast of Redfield on 388th Avenue over James River, $376,000 federal assistance.

Grant County, northeast of Milbank on 144th Street over the north fork of the Whetstone River, $192,000 federal assistance.

Grant County, southeast of Milbank on 487th Avenue over the north fork of Yellow Bank River, $192,000 federal assistance.

Meade County, northeast of Sturgis on Wilcox Road over East Elm Creek, $185,000 federal assistance.

Codington County, southeast of Florence on 162nd Street over the Big Sioux River, $191,100 federal assistance.

Deuel County, northeast of Brandt on 187th Street over Cobb Creek, $81,000 federal assistance.

McCook County, west edge of Montrose on 451st Avenue over a tributary to the east fork of the Vermillion River, $87,000 federal assistance.

The locations and the amounts of planning and engineering state grants, listed in order of scoring, are:

Union County, southeast of Beresford on 474th Avenue over West Brule Creek, $87,000 state grant toward $124,155 cost.

Butte County, northeast of Belle Fourche on Brooker Road over Indian Creek, $66,500 state grant toward $83,100 cost.

Lincoln County, northwest of Canton on 280th Street over Beaver Creek, $55,500 state grant toward $69,347 cost.

Roberts County, southwest of Wilmot on 465th Avenue over a creek, $55,000 state grant toward $68,664 cost.

Lincoln County, southwest of Fairview on 480th Ave. over Pattee Creek, $55,600 state grant toward $69,447 cost.

Roberts County, northeast of Wilmot on 468th Ave., over the north fork of Whetstone River, $55,000 state grant toward $68,676 cost.

Moody County, northeast of Flandreau on 487th Avenue over Flandreau Creek, $68,300 state grant toward $85,287 cost.

Lincoln County, southwest of Fairview on 480th Avenue over East Brule Creek, $55,600 state grant toward $69,465 cost.

Grant County, northeast of Labolt on 160th Street over a creek, $42,200 state grant toward $52,700 cost.

Grant County, northwest of Milbank on 473rd Avenue over the south fork of Whetstone River, $42,200 state grant toward $52,700 cost.

Union County, northeast of Junction City on 475th Street over Brule Creek, $87,000 state grant toward $124,155 cost.

Butte County, northeast of Vale on Youngberg Road over Horse Creek, $67,400 state grant toward $84,200 cost.

Deuel County, northeast of Tunerville on 483rd Avenue over a creek, $37,300 state grant toward $49,700 cost.

Lincoln County, southeast of Lennox on 467th Avenue over Saddle Creek, $52,600 state grant toward $65,702 cost.

Beadle County, southwest of Wolsey on 379th Avenue over a creek, $59,600 state grant toward $74,402 cost.

Yankton County, southwest of Irene on 298th Street over a tributary to Clay Creek, $67,900 state grant toward $84,872 cost.

Perkins County, southwest of Bison on Bixby Road over Rabbit Creek, $66,500 state grant toward $83,100 cost.

Hughes County, southwest of Harrold on 314th Avenue over Chapelle Creek, $65,200 state grant toward $81,500 cost.

Codington County, north of Watertown on 455th Ave. (Co. Hwy 11) over a creek, $29,600 state grant toward $59,200 cost.

Codington County, north of US212 on 455th Avenue (Co. Hwy 11) over a creek, $26,400 state grant toward $52,800 cost.

Hughes County, southwest of Harrold on 319th Avenue over South Medicine Creek, $65,200 state grant toward $81,500 cost.

Beadle County, northwest of Wolsey on 201st Street over Cain Creek, $66,200 state grant toward $82,744 cost.

Minnehaha County, northwest corner of Valley Springs on 487th Avenue (Hwy 103) over Beaver Creek, $50,300 state grant toward $62,805 cost.

Minnehaha County, south of Valley Springs on 487th Avenue (Hwy 103) over Four Mile Creek, $65,000 state grant toward $81,144 cost.