Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - On Monday, April 6, 2015, street construction will begin on Cliff Avenue from 61st Street to 85th Street. Improvements will include underground utility upgrades, widening Cliff Avenue to five lanes from 61st Street to 69th Street, widening Cliff Avenue to four lanes with a center median from 69th Street to 85th Street, and construction of sidewalks and an 8-foot-wide shared-use path.
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. One lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained along 69th Street and along Cliff Avenue north of 69th Street throughout the project, but traffic delays should be expected.
“This project will have a major impact on commuters entering Sioux Falls from Harrisburg and other points south of Sioux Falls,” says Chad Huwe, City Engineer. “We appreciate everyone’s patience as we work to expand this roadway to handle not just today’s traffic, but traffic well into the future.”
The contract completion date of this $8.9 million project is November 6, 2015. The prime contractor is D & G Concrete Construction, Inc. of Sioux Falls.
Drivers are urged to use caution and reduce their speed while traveling near the construction area and may want to consider alternate routes.
To stay up to date about street construction in Sioux Falls this summer, go towww.siouxfalls.org/street-construction.