Welcome back to Street Smarts, your weekly go-to for understanding Sioux Falls detours and commute interruptions.
Not much has changed since last week, with only a few streets opening and closing for minor construction work.
ADA improvements on 41st Street and Minnesota Avenue
The multiphase project, which has no listed completion date, will include work on accessible sidewalks as well as driveway restorations and concrete curb and gutter repairs on 41st Street between Western and Westport avenues, and on Minnesota Avenue between 11th and 18th streets.
A road closed sign is shown on the street on Thursday, July 3, 2025 along 28th Street in Sioux Falls.
Lane closures are expected during the work on 41st Street, including the outside southbound lane of Minnesota Avenue starting on July 7.
Traffic signal improvements on Cliff Avenue and 17th Street
This $311,647 project may occasionally close lanes and sidewalks while work is underway. Completion is expected on Dec. 5.
Basin 15 Sanitary Sewer
The $45 million project to extend part of the city’s sewer system has currently closed parts of West Madison and 264th streets. Construction is expected to continue into 2026.
12th Street Overlay from Ellis Road to Marion Road
The $2.8 million project began on July 7 and is expected to be done on Sept. 12. One lane of traffic will be open at all times during the construction.
12th Street connection to Lewis and Clark Water System
This $2.7 million project will close lanes and occasionally intersections as it progresses to its Nov. 14 completion date as a water main is installed under the street.
South Cliff Avenue Concrete Rehab
Construction is ongoing as concrete is replaced on Cliff Avenue between the Big Sioux River Bridge and Tomar Road. The $2 million project currently is set to complete Aug. 15, with traffic remaining open in both directions despite lane closures.
Cliff and I-229 Interchange
Construction works near Lincoln High School on the road and highway on Thursday, July 3, 2025, along South Cliff Avenue in Sioux Falls.
This interchange work is one of the longest currently planned in the city, with a completion date currently set for June 25, 2027. The $49 million project will see significant changes, including bridge replacement, a new entrance for Lincoln High School and pedestrian tunnels. The work has closed Cliff Avenue from just north of the northbound on and off ramps to 38th Street.
South Veterans Parkway
Construction of South Veterans Parkway from Cliff to Sycamore avenues is currently underway, closing Southeastern and Sycamore avenues near the future intersections. Other ongoing work has begun near Bison Trail and Southeastern Avenue and is expected to be complete before school resumes, with broader construction work expected through 2026. The cost of the segment is estimated at $64.2 million.
Pump Station 240
Two different sections of sanitary sewer force main are being constructed through across two projects, which also involves grading and surfacing 57th Street east of Six Mile Road. Combined, the projects cost $34 million and are expected to be complete Nov. 19.
Cars merge into one lane while construction is in progress on Thursday, July 3, 2025, along Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls.
Veterans Concrete Restoration and Joint Reseal
This $528,000 project has currently closed the outside lanes of Veterans Parkway from Arrowhead Parkway to 26th Street, with construction expected to finish Nov. 14.
Arrowhead Parkway and Veterans Parkway
This $39.2 million project will keep Arrowhead Parkway closed east of Veterans Parkway for all of the 2025 construction season, with work expected to continue until May 14, 2027.
Active Street Closures
Arrowhead Parkway between East 10th Street and Veterans Parkway, March 26 through most of 2025.
West Windmill Ridge Street at Ellis Road, July 21 to August 11
East Rice Street from TJN Recycling to Veterans Parkway, July 28 to July 29
North Walts Avenue between Brookings Street and Madison Street, July 16 to July 30
North loop ramps of the I-90/I-29 interchange, July 10 to Aug. 15
Southbound on- and off-ramps at exit 4 of I-229 near 41st Street
East 41st Street from east of South Carter Place to South Cliff Avenue, April 14 to August
Cliff Avenue from north of I-229 exit ramps to 38th Street, May 27 to August
South Southeastern Avenue between Bison Trail to 85th Street, no reopening date listed.
Sycamore Avenue between 69th to 85th streets, no reopening date listed.
East 26th Street between Veterans Parkway and Six Mile Road, July 7 to August
This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Here’s where road construction is going on in Sioux Falls this week