South Dakota Department of Transportation to Conduct Public Meeting on Highway 15 Reconstruction Project South of Milbank

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The South Dakota Department of Transportation has announced plans for a major reconstruction project involving State Highway 15 south of Milbank. Darin Bergquist, a Milbank native, currently serves as Secretary of Transportation for the state DOT office in Pierre…

Darin goes on to discuss some of the primary reasons why a major upgrade is being considered for the portion of Highway 15 which lies between Milbank and U.S. Highway 212…

The Department of Transportation has scheduled a public meeting for this evening (Monday, June 11th) at 5:30 p.m. at Milbank High School, at which time preliminary plans will be unveiled for the portion of the Highway 15 project that extends from Milbank south to the junction of State Highways 20 and 158. Darin says a series of additional meetings are expected take place in the future, as well, as the project continues to progress…

Although many people would probably agree that the highway needs to be upgraded from a general maintenance point-of-view, there are also other factors that come into play, as well, in moving forward with the current reconstruction project as Darin explains…

Again, the public meeting on the Highway 15 reconstruction project will take place this evening (Monday) at 5:30 p.m. at Milbank High School. Area residents are welcome and encouraged to attend.