Heads Up, Sioux Falls: New Road Closures Start This Week

Ongoing Street Construction in Sioux Falls

Summer may be about halfway over, but street construction is staying very busy for the foreseeable future. This is a listing of the latest projects going on in Sioux Falls.

Starting today, Monday, July 20, South Glendale Avenue will be closed between West 22nd Street and West 24th Street to allow crews to make storm drainage repairs. They expect this work to be done in about four weeks.

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Also beginning today, Monday, July 20, the outside westbound lane of West 12th Street will be closed just east of Grange Avenue to allow construction crews to complete storm drainage repairs. Traffic will be maintained in the inside westbound lane throughout the project. The work is expected to be completed in approximately four days, weather permitting.

Beginning tomorrow, July 21, the outside eastbound lane of East 69th Street will be closed between South Cliff Avenue and South Charger Circle to allow crews to perform sidewalk repairs. They expect the work to be done within one day, weather permitting.

Beginning on Tuesday, July 21, the outside northbound lane of South Cliff Avenue will be closed between East 73rd Street and East 69th Street to allow crews to perform sidewalk repairs. Again, weather permitting, this work is anticipated to be done within one day.

The final Tuesday, July 21, street closing is East 13th on the east side of Cleveland Avenue to allow crews to perform accessible curb ramp repairs. After repairs are completed on the east side of Cleveland Avenue, East 13th Street will then be closed on the west side of Cleveland Avenue to allow crews to perform accessible curb ramp repairs on the other side of the street. This work should be finished in about 2 to 3 weeks.

Beginning at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, July 22, the outside eastbound lane of West 57th Street will be closed between 469th Avenue and South Culbert Avenue while utility work is being performed. This work is expected to be complete at the end of the day on Wednesday.

Safety Tips for Driving Through Construction Zones

Drivers are asked to reduce their speed in construction areas, use extreme caution, and additionally, you may want to consider alternate routes.

For more information on Sioux Falls construction projects, see the City of Sioux Falls street construction page.

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South Dakota "Tunnel to Nowhere"

All controversies aside (because as we all know, there are many) South Dakota's Mount Rushmore was and remains an astonishing achievement by sculptor Gutzon Borglum and his son (interestingly enough) named Lincoln.

Many people, however, don't know that there is a secret tunnel just behind Lincoln's head (Abraham Lincoln that is, not Lincoln Borglum) that has been named one of the Greatest Places in the United States.

Sculptor Borglum believed that in time people would forget the meaning behind Mount Rushmore and that its importance would fade in the American consciousness. So he wanted an addition to the monument which would ensure that didn't happen.

Very few people have seen this "secret tunnel" behind Mt. Rushmore without the permission of the National Park Service, and to be honest there isn't a whole lot to see in the unfinished condition in which it remains.

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