For Immediate Release: Friday, June 21, 2024
Contact: Joel Flesner, 605-892-2872
BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. – Beginning Tuesday, June 25, 2024, crews will begin chip seal and fog seal projects on portions of several highways in northwest South Dakota. Weather dependent, the contractor will move from one project to the next in the following scheduled order:
No work will be conducted on any portion of the roadways within a 40 mile radius of the City of Sturgis while the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is occurring.
During each project, traffic will be reduced to one lane and guided with the use of flaggers and a pilot car. Delays of up to 15 minutes can be expected while traveling through the work area during daytime hours.
Loose gravel will be present on all projects for a period of 36 to 72 hours after each day’s chip seal application. Traffic is advised to travel 40 miles per hour or the posted speed limit if it is less than the advised speed during this timeframe. Permanent pavement striping is scheduled to be applied seven days after the chip seal on each project.
The prime contractor on the $9.3 million project is Asphalt Surface Technologies Corporation of Saint Cloud, MN. The overall completion date for these projects is Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.
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