PIERRE, (KCCR) — Central South Dakota got its first disruptive snowfall Tuesday bringing out snow plows for the first time this year. While the snow was a nuisance, it didn’t require road closures, but the Department of Transportation is ready if it gets that bad…
D-O-T Director of Operations Craig Smith says 60 of South Dakota’s 66 counties and eight of nine Native American tribes have agreed to take part on the information system..
Smith says the county and Tribal level information will look a little different than what sd511.org looks like now…
Mellette County as of the end of November has elected not to take part in the expanded traveler information system along with the Rosebud Sioux and Todd County. Other non-participating counties include Gregory, Miner, Minnehaha and Turner. The D-O-T is also offering a text notification system specifically for the state’s interstates. To subscribe, text Sdinterstates to 605-836-8836.
