Sioux Falls โขDrivers Face Continued Delays as Road Construction Projects Expand
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Sioux Falls, SD – Sioux Falls drivers โฃshould prepare for ongoing disruptionsโ asโฃ a wave ofโฃ road โขconstructionโฃ projects continue throughout the city, impactingโฃ major thoroughfares and extending into 2027. Several key projects are underway,ranging fromโ sanitary sewer upgrades to major parkway expansions,resulting in lane closures and detours.
These projects,totaling โฃover $137 million in investment,aim to improve Sioux Falls’ infrastructure and accommodate future growth. However, commuters will experience important delays and alteredโค routes for the foreseeable future. The city isโ workingโ to complete the initial โขphase of the 41st Street โขUnderpass before school resumes, with broader constructionโ work expected through 2026. The cost ofโ thisโ segment is estimated at $64.2 million.
Ongoing Projects & Timelines
pump Station 240: Twoโฃ sections of sanitary sewer force main โare being constructed across twoโ projects, alongside grading and surfacingโ work on 57th Street east of Six Mile Road. These combined projects cost $34 million and are expected to be completed by Novemberโฃ 19.
Arrowhead Parkway and Veterans Parkway: This $39.2 million project necessitatesโ the closure of Arrowhead Parkway east of Veterans Parkway for the duration โof the 2025 construction โฃseason, with work anticipated to continue until May 14, 2027.
Active โคStreet Closures (as of September 7, 2025)
The following streets are โcurrently closed or have restricted access:
south Southeastern Avenue between Bison Trail to 85th Street (no โฃreopening date listed)
North phillips Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets (Sept. 2 to Sept.23)
West 22nd Street betweenโค Spring and Minnesota avenues (Sept. 8 to Sept. 12)
minnehaha County Highway 148 between 463rd and 465thโข avenues (Aug.25โฃ to October)
West Lakeside Drive at the intersection of West 12th Street (Aug. 28 to mid-September)
East 23rd Street โat Veterans Parkway โ(Sept. 2 to Sept. 23)
Southbound on- and off-ramps at โexit 4 of I-229 โขnear 41st Street
Arrowhead Parkway โคbetween East 10th Street โคand Veterans Parkway (March 26 through most โof 2025)
* โ sycamore Avenue between 69th to 85th streets (no reopening date listed)
