Reconstruction project still slated for completion in 2024

Personnel with the South Dakota Department of Transportation and members of the public discuss the Hot Springs Urban Reconstruction project over large maps of the project in the Mueller Center Annex during an open house event last Wednesday, March 6. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
Personnel with the South Dakota Department of Transportation and members of the public discuss the Hot Springs Urban Reconstruction project over large maps of the project in the Mueller Center Annex during an open house event last Wednesday, March 6. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

HOT SPRINGS – Despite what most casual observers may have assumed, there are no current plans to extend the Hot Springs Urban Reconstruction project beyond the end of this calendar year.

Initially slated as a two-year project for 2022 and 2023, the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) announced last year at this time that delays – mostly due to weather and unanticipated utility issues …