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Construction Zone Reminders
- Follow posted speed limits in construction zones.
- Be aware of flaggers and other construction workers in the construction area.
- If you are following a pilot car, stay with the line, and do not stop or exit your vehicle in the project area.
Project Update: Friday, Oct. 17, 2024
Current Conditions
- The contractor is continuing to place layers of gravel material from two miles north of S.D. Highway 44 to the Lawrence-Pennington County line.
- The contractor has begun painting road markings within from Highway 44 to two miles north of Highway 44.
- Users of the roadway can expect delays of approximately 15 minutes and the use of flaggers from two miles north of Highway 44 to the Pennington-Lawrence County line.
- The speed limit has been reduced through the construction area.
- The contractor is applying water to the gravel roadway to control dust as needed.
- The contractor is working Saturdays as needed.
Project Update: Friday, Oct. 4, 2024
Current Conditions
- The contractor is continuing to place layers of gravel material from just north of S.D. Highway 44 to the Pennington-Lawrence County line. Blotter (a hard surface that resembles asphalt) is being installed on U.S. Highway 385 from Highway 44 to approximately two miles north.
- Users of the roadway can expect delays of approximately 15 minutes and the use of flaggers from Pactola Dam to the Pennington-Lawrence County line.
- The speed limit has been reduced through the construction area.
- The contractor is applying water to the gravel roadway to control dust as needed.
- The contractor is working Saturdays as needed.
Project Update: Friday, Sept. 6, 2024
Current Conditions
- The contractor is currently milling (removing the existing pavement) and laying gravel surfacing on U.S. Highway 385 from just north of Silver City Road to the Pennington-Lawrence County line.
- The speed limit has been reduced through the construction area.
- Users of the roadway can expect delays of approximately 15 minutes and the use of flaggers from Pactola Dam to the Pennington-Lawrence County line.
- Traffic is being diverted onto two gravel diversions (temporary at-grade roadways next to the original road). Diversion 1 is immediately south of the Lawrence-Pennington County line, and Diversion 2 is located approximately 1 mile south of Lawrence-Pennington County line. A width restriction of 12 feet is in place.
- The contractor is applying water to the gravel roadway to control dust as needed.
Project Update: Friday, Aug. 23, 2024
Current Conditions
- Construction has now resumed on U.S. Highway 385. Milling (removal of the existing pavement) north of Silver City Road begins on Monday, August 26, 2024.
- The speed limit has been reduced through the construction area.
- Users of the roadway can expect delays of approximately 15 minutes and the use of flaggers from Pactola Dam to the Pennington-Lawrence County Line.
- Traffic is being diverted onto two gravel diversions (temporary at-grade roadways next to the original road). Diversion 1 is immediately south of the Lawrence-Pennington County line, and Diversion 2 is located 1.3 miles south of Lawrence-Pennington County line. A width restriction of 12 feet is in place.
- The contractor is applying water to the gravel roadway to control dust as needed.
