For Immediate Release:  Friday, July 26, 2024

Contact:  Steve Gramm, Planning Squad Leader, 605-773-3281

EAGLE BUTTE/GETTYSBURG, S.D. - The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT), in collaboration with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Federal Highway Administration, will hold two in-person public meeting open houses to inform area residents of updates on the U.S. Highway 212 / Forest City Bridge Corridor and Environmental Study. The corridor being studied includes Highway 212 from the junction with BIA Highway 8 to the junction with S.D. Highway 1804. Public meeting open houses are scheduled for the following dates.

• Eagle Butte Public Meeting: Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (MT) at Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Elementary School (located at 2004 E St.)

• Gettysburg Public Meeting:  Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (CT) at Gettysburg High School (located at 100 King Ave. E.)  

Individuals needing assistance, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), should contact the SDDOT ADA Coordinator (605-773-3540) two business days prior to the meeting in order to ensure accommodations are available. For any in-person meeting, notice is further given to individuals with disabilities that the meeting is being held in a physically accessible location.

Public meeting information is available on the study website at https://www.us212forestcity.com/.

For more information, contact Steve Gramm, Planning Engineer, at 605-773-3281 or via email at steve.gramm@state.sd.us.

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