Street Construction Updates & Closures

Published on August 15, 2025

Road Construction Notification – Cliff Avenue

Beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 17, 2025, South Cliff Avenue from East Twin Oak Estates / Park Service Road near Tuthill Park to East Tomar Road will be affected by road construction work.

A contractor for the City of Sioux Falls will be conducting diamond grinding on the concrete pavement, which may cause additional noise in the area.

Drivers are urged to use caution and reduce speeds while traveling near the construction area, and may want to consider alternate routes.

Street Closure – 59th Street

Beginning on Monday, August 18, 2025, East 59th Street will be closed approximately 300 feet west of South Sycamore Avenue. Traffic will be detoured onto East 57th Street.

Backhaus Excavation will be making a new utility connection. This work is expected to be completed by the end of the day on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Drivers are urged to use caution and reduced speeds while traveling near the construction area and may want to consider alternate routes.

Street Closure – Blackhawk Street

Beginning on Monday, August 18, 2025, West Blackhawk Street will be closed between North A Avenue and North B Avenue. Traffic will be detoured onto West Cherokee Street.

Runge Enterprises will be making a new utility connection. This work is expected to be completed by the end of the day on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

Drivers are urged to use caution and reduce speeds while traveling near the construction area and may want to consider alternate routes.

Street Closure – Sycamore Avenue

Beginning on Monday, August 18, 2025, North Sycamore Avenue will be closed between Producer Lane and 60th Street North to allow crews to perform utility work. Traffic will be detoured on Velocity Avenue and Producer Lane.

This work is anticipated to be completed in about one week.

Drivers are urged to use caution and reduced speeds while traveling near the construction area and may want to consider alternate routes.

Pile Driving at South Veterans Parkway Construction Site

Beginning the week of Monday, August 18, 2025, the contractor will be driving piles into the ground on the east side of the railroad tracks, which may cause additional noise in the construction area. Pile driving has been ongoing since late July, with work on the west side of the railroad tracks being completed last week. Construction crews are currently building the bridge over the BNSF railroad between Cliff Avenue and Southeastern Avenue, and the piles will support the weight of the structure.

This work is part of the construction of the second segment of South Veterans Parkway from Cliff Avenue to Sycamore Avenue. Construction on this section of the new road began in April 2025 and will continue through 2026.

For more information on traffic impacts for the South Veterans Parkway project, visit www.southveteransparkway.com.

About South Veterans Parkway

South Veterans Parkway is the remaining 8.7 miles of Veterans Parkway that will connect Interstate 29 to Interstate 90. In 2020, the northern segment of Veterans Parkway opened to traffic and the South Dakota Transportation Commission agreed to complete construction of South Veterans Parkway to accommodate regional and future growth and development. Construction will begin in summer 2023 and will occur in segments, with each segment taking about two years to complete. The project is anticipated to be fully completed in 2027. For more information, visit www.southveteransparkway.com.