The City of Sioux Falls and the South Dakota Department of Transportation completed another season of street construction in 2026, with work across Sioux Falls and the surrounding area, according to the City’s Nov. 4 announcement. The city said its 2026 Capital Improvement Program allocated $65.1 million for highways and streets.
The Arrowhead Parkway and Veterans Parkway intersection is expected to reopen by Nov. 20, weather permitting, and restoration in the project area will continue into 2027, the city said. On Minnesota Avenue between Second and Eighth streets, remaining utility and paving work is underway on the west side between Fourth and Eighth streets; all lanes are expected to reopen later this fall, with final cleanup and restoration in spring 2027, according to the announcement.
The city said Russell Street pavement restoration from North Louise Drive to Minnesota Avenue is complete. Overlays on 26th Street between Sertoma Avenue and Marion Road, and on Marion Road north and south of 26th, are also complete, while intersection repairs remain underway this fall, weather permitting.
The city reported that neighborhood street programs completed mill and asphalt overlay work on 260 blocks and applied slurry seal to 890 blocks in 2026. Slurry-seal streets typically reopen to traffic within a few hours, according to the announcement.
Among SDDOT projects, all ramps, I-229 and Cliff Avenue are expected to open by Nov. 20, while the six-lane section of South Veterans Parkway from Cliff to Sycamore avenues is expected to open by Nov. 6, the city said. The agency awarded the next South Veterans Parkway phase, from Sycamore Avenue to 57th Street, on Oct. 29; the project’s substantial completion date is November 2028, according to the announcement.
The city listed its contact location as City Hall, 224 W. Ninth St., Sioux Falls, SD 57104. The announcement directs readers to the city’s construction webpage for a complete project list.
