📋 Tender Overview
For Immediate Release: Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026Contact: Parker Riddle, Project Engineer, 605-882-5166WATERTOWN, S.D. - Beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, a bridge and box culvert replacement project is scheduled to begin over the Little Minnesota River on S.D. Highway 127 near Sisseton. This project will replace the existing bridge and box culvert structures. During the project, Highway 127 will be closed to traffic for approximately three miles from the S.D. Highway10/Highway 127 junction to 116th Street in Sisseton.A detour route will be posted utilizing Interstate 29. The Highway 127 closure is expected to remain in place until November 2026.Young Gun Construction, LLC. of Ludlow, SD is the prime contractor on this $7.7 million project.About SDDOT:The mission of the South Dakota Department of Transportation is to provide a safe and efficient public transportation system.For the latest on road and weather conditions, road closures, construction work zones, commercial vehicle restrictions, and traffic incidents, please visit https://sd511.org or dial 511.Learn more about the innovative work of the SDDOT at https://dot.sd.gov.-30-
