SDDOT encouraging public participation in STIP meetings

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The South Dakota Department of Transportation will offer in-person and virtual public presentations for the Tentative 2023-2026 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (or STIP). Four presentations will be offered at locations across the state during the month of July. In addition to the in-person meetings, the DOT will also offer a virtual option for interested participants for each of the four public meetings.

The STIP is a four-year program listing projects developed through the coordinated efforts of the DOT, Transportation Commission, state and federal agencies, local and tribal governments, and others. The program identifies improvements to preserve, renovate, and enhance South Dakota’s transportation system.

For our area, the STIP meeting will be held in Mitchell on July 13th. The Mitchell region includes the area counties of Lake, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, and Moody.

Find virtual meeting links and call-in information for each of the four STIP meetings on the SDDDOT website at https://dot.sd.gov/projects-studies/planning/tentative-statewide-transportation-improvement-program-stip.

Following are the locations, dates, and times for each of the Tentative 2023-2026 STIP meetings.

Pierre Region Meeting:
July 7, 2022 – Pierre at the Ramkota Hotel, 920 W. Sioux Ave., 7 p.m. CDT
Pierre Region generally includes: Bennett, Corson, Campbell, Dewey, Haakon, Hughes, Jackson, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Walworth, Ziebach Counties.

Aberdeen Region Meeting:
July 12, 2022 – Aberdeen at the AmericInn, 301 Centennial St. S., 7 p.m. CDT
Aberdeen Region generally includes: Beadle, Brookings, Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Hamlin, Hyde, Hand, Kingsbury, Marshall, McPherson, Roberts, Spink Counties.

Mitchell Region Meeting:
July 13, 2022 – Mitchell at the Highland Conference Center, 2000 Highland Way, 7 p.m. CDT
Mitchell Region generally includes: Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union, Yankton Counties.

Rapid City Region Meeting:
July 14, 2022 – Rapid City at the Ramkota Hotel, 2111 N LaCrosse St., 7 p.m. MDT
Rapid City Region generally includes: Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Oglala Lakota, Perkins, Pennington Counties.

Each meeting is planned to be recorded and posted when available. For complete information about the tentative STIP, including maps and reports by region, please view the SDDOT website at: https://dot.sd.gov/projects-studies/planning/tentative-statewide-transportation-improvement-program-stip.