CANTON, SD (KELO AM) – On Monday, March 2, 2015, the South Dakota Department of Transportation will begin removal of the westbound Highway 18 bridge over Interstate 29 at Exit 62 to Canton.
The bridge removal is scheduled to take place between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday nights. During those hours, north and southbound I-29 traffic will be diverted around the bridge onto the exit and entrance ramps.
Motorists are encouraged to use I-29 Exit 64 to the north or Exit 59 to the south to access Highway 18 during the bridge removal process.
Before 6 p.m. on March 2, east and westbound traffic on Highway 18 will be switched to two-way traffic on the eastbound bridge. Motorists should be aware the department will maintain access to the eastbound Highway 18 bridge using flaggers only as conditions allow and it is safe to do so.
Once the westbound bridge removal is complete, two-way traffic will be maintained on the eastbound bridge for the duration of the project. The contractor is expecting to have the new westbound bridge complete by late summer.
Motorists traveling through the interchange for the next several months should be aware of the construction activities, equipment and construction workers in the area and exercise caution when proceeding through the work zone.
The prime contractor on this $8 million project is T&R Contracting of Sioux Falls.