MITCHELL — A key intersection along South Dakota Highway 37 in Mitchell will be closed for a week, starting Monday, July 22 as reconstruction of the highway continues.
The intersection at North Harmon Drive and Highway 37 in Mitchell will be closed, and during the closure, traffic will be directed to National Guard Road, according to the South Dakota Department of Transportation.
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The entrance of Resurrection Lutheran Church will still be accessible for local residents. The intersection will reopen by the end of the week, the SDDOT said in a news release.
The closure is due to sanitary sewer work that runs under the existing highway and surfaces on the west side at Harmon Drive.
"This one-time closure is intended to eliminate potential closures at this location for the rest of the project," the SDDOT said in a news release.
The total two-year project includes rebuilding the roadway with new concrete and asphalt surfacing. The bridge over the Lake Mitchell Spillway is being removed and reconstructed. There will also be a shared-use path constructed to create a safer way for pedestrians and bicyclists to access Lake Mitchell and Kibbee Park.
The prime contractor for the $32.3 million project is Michels Road and Stone, Inc. of Brownsville, Wisconsin. The overall completion date for the multi-year project is November 2025.
The 2024 construction will run from 1,000 feet short of the spillway bridge to National Guard road, and is scheduled to be completed by Nov. 15, 2024. In 2025, the south portion of the project to the Highway 37 bypass/Main Street intersection will be constructed.
The SDDOT is issuing updates on major traffic changes during the project via a free text service. To subscribe, text “MITCHELL37” to 605-566-4041. Subscribers can unsubscribe at any time. For more information, contact Anna Rywelski, Project Engineer, at 605-995-8120 or via email at [email protected].
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