Elizabeth Street Scheduled to Close for City Utility Work and Reconstruction of S.D. Highway 1889 (Euclid Avenue) in Pierre

For Immediate Release:   
Friday, March 27, 2026 

Contact:  
Dean VanDeWiele, Pierre Area Engineer, 605-773-5294  

PIERRE, S.D. – On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, Elizabeth Street, between Euclid Avenue and Grand Avenue, is scheduled to close to accommodate placement of city utilities and reconstruction of the street. Elizabeth Street is anticipated to reopen in late July 2026.

Commuters will need to utilize alternative routes during this planned closure of Elizabeth Street. The traveling public is asked to be alert through the entire Euclid Avenue project work zone for stopped conditions, longer queues of traffic, construction vehicles entering and exiting the work zones, and for workers adjacent to moving traffic. 

The prime contractor on this $26.4 million project is Morris Inc. of Fort Pierre, SD. The overall completion date for this multi-year project is Friday, Nov. 20, 2026.  

Featured Project Information:
Find additional information, construction timelines, and project maps on the SDDOT website at https://dot.sd.gov/euclid. 

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