SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — The biggest road construction project in the city is fully open to traffic as of today. Crews have poured the last of the concrete for the $36 million 26th Street bridge project.
Long known as a bottleneck for traffic, the new 26th Street bridge should keep cars moving.
26,000 drivers a day are expected to cross the bridge, which will now have 4 lanes of traffic and turn lanes.
This project was larger and more complicated than most because the bridge spans both the Big Sioux River and the BNSF railway.
After Saturday’s opening crews will finish up some minor projects and begin cleaning up the construction site. Temporary traffic lights will remain in place for the next week and a half.
Update: 12/4/2020
- 26th Street paving has been completed.
- Southeastern Avenue paving north of 26th Street has been completed.
- Bridge deck concrete pours have been completed.
- Final street paving at the east end of the river bridge will be finished soon.
- The contractor will work on concrete barriers and railings as long as the weather is good and should be finished in 2020.
Commuter Route Information
- Traffic is on the new Big Sioux River bridge.
- Southeastern Avenue north of 26th Street is now open to traffic.
(SOURCE: City of Sioux Falls)
