PIERRE, (KCCR) — The South Dakota Transportation Commission heard and approved the Department of Transportation’s annual Winter Maintenance Plan Thursday. Director of Operations Craig Smith says the Department has budgeted just over 25 million to keep highways open this winter…
Smith says diesel prices are not the only area of inflation they are watching for budget reasons…
One tool at the D-O-T’s disposal to get the word out on road conditions is a text service similar to that used for road construction…
Smith says they also are looking to be more proactive with Interstate closures…
The state also has nearly every county and tribe included for notifications on the S-D-5-1-1 website. The only non-participating county is Minnehaha.
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