Get Ready for Another Traffic Change at I-90 Project in Brandon
Practicing patience is a crucial component of surviving regular trips through road construction zones.
Drivers along Interstate 90 in Brandon know all about it. Since the project launched earlier this spring, work continues on a diverging diamond interchange at Exit 406, and drivers have dealt with a number of challenges.
It's about time to switch things up again.
The South Dakota Department of Transportation has announced that beginning Friday (November 1), traffic on State Highway 11 will be switched from the existing east lanes to a modified two-way traffic configuration on the newly constructed west lanes and bridge. This new traffic pattern on Highway 11 will accommodate the demolition of the existing structure. This traffic pattern will be maintained through the winter months. Two-way traffic will continue on I-90 while the grading and railroad structure are completed.
The $41.3 million project includes the reconstruction of exit 406 at Brandon with added lighting, signals, and mainline Interstate work. This project also includes three structure replacements. The interchange will be reconstructed as a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI). Westbound I-90 lanes (along with the railroad structure on I-90) will be reconstructed in 2024 and the eastbound lanes in 2025. The interchange and new structure over I-90 will be reconstructed between the 2024 and 2025 construction seasons.
The anticipated overall completion of the project is June 2026.
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