Sioux Falls, SD - (KELO AM) Street Closures Announced
Street Closure – South Mall Avenue
Beginning on Wednesday morning, March 25, 2015, South Mall Avenue will be closed between East Tenth Street and East 11th Street. Vehicles exiting the city parking ramp onto South Mall Avenue will be required to turn south upon exiting and proceed to East 11th Street.
Xcel Energy will be performing utility work on South Mall Avenue which is anticipated to be completed by the evening of March 25, 2015.
Drivers are urged to use caution and reduce their speed while travelling near the construction area and may want to consider alternate routes.
Cliff Avenue Reconstruction Project
Starting on Monday, March 30, 2015, construction crews will begin work on the Cliff Avenue reconstruction project between 61st Street and 85th Street. Work on this project will include underground utility upgrades and widening Cliff Avenue to five lanes from 61st Street to 69th Street, and widening Cliff Avenue to four lanes with a center median from 69th Street to 85th Street.
Starting on Monday, March 30, 2015, 69th Street between Tomar Road and Charger Circle will be reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction. Grading work will also occur in the ditches along Cliff Avenue, south of 69th Street, but traffic will not be impacted by this work.
Starting on Monday, April 6, 2015, Cliff Avenue will be closed from 69th Street to 85th Street for the duration of the project. Traffic on Cliff Avenue will be detoured to Minnesota Avenue via 69th Street and Lincoln County Highway 106. Access to the businesses along Cliff Avenue, south of 69th Street, will be maintained at all times.
During construction, traffic will be maintained along 69th Street and along Cliff Avenue, north of 69th Street, but traffic delays should be expected.
The completion date of this project is anticipated to be November 6, 2015.
Drivers are urged to use caution and reduce their speed while traveling near the construction area and may want to consider alternate routes.