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Posted 11/19/2025
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, to inform area residents and business owners about the preliminary results of the interchange modification study at Interstate 90 exit 48 (Stagestop Road) in Summerset, SD. The open house will be informal, with a short presentation given at 5:45 p.m., followed by one-on-one discussion with SDDOT design staff. SDDOT staff will be available with displays to discuss the proposed project and answer questions. The opportunity to present written comments will be made available. Written comments are accepted until Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. Public Meeting Information: https://fhu.mysocialpinpoint.com/i-90-exit-48-interchange-study. For further information regarding this project contact: Paul Brown, Project Manager at FHU, at paul.brown@fhueng.com Steve Gramm, Project Manager at SDDOT, at steve.gramm@state.sd.us. Individuals needing assistance, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), should contact the SDDOT ADA Coordinator (605-773-3540) two business days prior to the meeting in order to ensure accommodations are available. For any in-person meeting, notice is further given to individuals with disabilities that the meeting is being held in a physically accessible location.
Posted 11/17/2025
The Rapid City Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), is accepting applications for the urban capital assistance program provided through Section 5310 funds from the Federal Transit Administration. Entities interested in seeking capital assistance through this program must submit the application to the MPO. The MPO will rank the applications prior to forwarding a 5310 funding recommendation to the SDDOT for consideration. Applications can be found at http://www.rapidcityareampo.org beginning November 17, 2025, or emailed upon request. For questions on the application, call the Rapid City Area MPO office at 605-394-4120 or email kelly.brennan@rcgov.org. Applications are due to the Rapid City Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Office, 300 Sixth Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, by 4 p.m. MST December 15, 2025.
Posted 11/6/2025
Rapid City, S.D. – The City of Rapid City invites the public to participate in an online public meeting open house for the draft Rapid City Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, available from Thursday, November 6, 2025, through Wednesday, November 26, 2025. The online public meeting open house can be accessed at www.rcsafestreets.com/safetyplan. The goal of this online public meeting open house is to share the draft Safety Action Plan with the community and collect public comments and questions for the project team. This input will help the project team to document key community needs and interests which may be addressed in the final Rapid City Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. For further information regarding the project or draft Safety Action Plan, contact Jon Markt with HDR Engineering, Inc. at jonathan.markt@hdrinc.com or by phone at (402) 399-1080. Written comments will be accepted via the project website or by email to jonathan.markt@hdrinc.com until Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
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