Closure Scheduled for Westbound Wasta Rest Area on Interstate 90

For Immediate Release:
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Contact:
Steve Palmer, Rapid City Area Engineering Supervisor, 605-394-2248

WASTA, S.D. – Beginning on Monday, April 14, 2025, the westbound Wasta Rest Area located on Interstate 90 will be temporarily closed for a planned sanitary sewer upgrade project. All work is anticipated to be completed in one month. The rest area will reopen to the public when the project is complete. The westbound Wasta Rest Area sanitary sewer upgrade project completion date is Friday, May 2, 2025. During the planned closure, travelers are encouraged to find alternate accommodations.

Over the past month, the eastbound Wasta Rest Area has been closed for a planned sanitary sewer upgrade project. It is anticipated that the eastbound Wasta Rest Area will reopen to the traveling public during the week of April 14-18, 2025.

The prime contractor for this $499,000 project is Mainline Contracting of Rapid City, S.D.

For more information, contact Dave Muck, Avid4 Engineering, Inc., at 605-343-3311 or davemuck@avid4eng.com.

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