U.S. Highway 212 in Spink County near Frankfort Construction Project
Project Summary:
U.S. Highway 212 from five miles east of Redfield to east of Frankfort
- Grading
- Interim Surfacing
- Pavement Marking
Project Timeline:
May 2025 - Nov. 2025
Detour Maps:
CAR DETOUR IS CLOSED TEMPORARILY DUE TO RAIN
Project Updates:
June 20, 2025:
May 15, 2025 – June 15, 2025, Completed Work: The contractor has been performing grading operations, material storage, and asphalt reclamation along S.D. Highway 212 as well as installing cross piping. The current truck and passenger vehicle detours are in place and are a temporary inconvenience in order to perform these necessary activities. Please be aware of and follow the posted detour signage throughout the detour route and please do not deviate from the indicated routes. It is for your safety and is the posted route. Please respect your fellow residents and landowners.
Anticipated work June 15, 2025 – July 15, 2025: Grading operations will continue in anticipation of paving operations towards the middle to the end of July as the weather, subgrade conditions, and asphalt paving contractor’s mobilization of the plant and equipment allows.
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April 28, 2025 Press Release:
On Monday, May 5, 2025, U.S. Highway 212 will be closed from six miles east of Redfield heading east for five miles. The closure is needed for crews to complete grading and interim surfacing work in the area.
A signed detour route will be in place during the closure guiding passenger vehicles around the work zone via S.D. Highway 37, 392nd Avenue, and 179th Street. Truck traffic is required to use other state routes to bypass the work zone.
Grading operations are scheduled to be completed, and the road reopened to traffic by Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025.
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The project was recently awarded to Midland Contracting. They are tentatively scheduled to begin work at the beginning of May 2025. The road will be closed to traffic at that time with a local car detour on gravel roads and trucks will be using State routes.
Project Photos:
Project Contract Amount:
$5.8 Million
Project Contacts:
SDDOT:Brad Letcher
605-353-7140
Contractor:
Midland Contracting, Inc. of Volga, SD
STATEWIDE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PAGE
PCN: 0808
