PIERRE, (KCCR) — The South Dakota Transportation Commission approved the 2023-23 winter maintenance plan Thursday for the Department of Transportation. Operations Director Craig Smith says the plan helps them keep roads safer in the winter…
Smith says last year’s winter cost the D-O-T a lot more than usual…
The Department spent seven-million dollars on salt last year while a typical year only two-and-a-half to three-million dollars is needed. Smith says while turn-over in maintenance staff is a concern they are sitting good on staffing…
Smith says the Department is working hard to continue finding ways to communicate road conditions to the public through social media and the sd511.org website.
