public-safety
Restrictions: gravel surface, miscellaneous construction listed on US-85 from May 12, 2026
The South Dakota Department of Transportation lists Restrictions: gravel surface, miscellaneous construction at US-85 from 12.25 miles south to 12 miles south of Junction South Dakota 168, with a listed start of May 12, 2026.
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Restrictions: gravel surface, miscellaneous construction is listed at US-85 from 12.25 miles south to 12 miles south of Junction South Dakota 168, according to the South Dakota Department of Transportation's traveller-information feed.
The feed gives the route as US-85, the reference milepost as 67.046 and the affected direction as Both Directions.
The feed publishes a listed start of May 12, 2026, 5 a.m. MDT / 6 a.m. CDT and a listed end of Oct. 30, 2026, 8:15 a.m. MDT / 9:15 a.m. CDT. Each is one instant shown in both of South Dakota's zones — Mountain first, Central second; they are the same moment. The feed names a route and not a zone, so 605Buzz does not pick one for you.
Whether this work is currently underway is not stated in this text: it depends on the time you are reading, and the department is the authority.
The feed publishes coordinates of 44.9049583345126, -103.706881147005 for this record. Those are the department's own figures, reproduced as published; 605Buzz does not geocode.
The department's own description of the work, reproduced without changes as published in the feed:
Restrictions include: width limit 16 ft until 8:15 AM MDT Friday, October 30, 2026. Two-way traffic will be routed around the construction site using a temporary gravel diversion with reduced speeds.
Drivers should use caution and be prepared for construction equipment and workers near the roadway.
For information or questions about a construction project, please find contact information for our SDDOT Area Offices at:
That paragraph is the department's wording at the time this record was last read, including any dates or restrictions inside it.
The feed links dot.sd.gov/inside-sddot/region-area-offices/region-and-area-offices/ for this project.
605Buzz has not independently verified conditions on this road. Schedules change with weather and contractor progress, and the department is the authority; check SD511 before travelling.