More Like Woo-Hoo than YEE-HAW as Russell Street Project Inches Closer to Completion

The total completion of the Russell Street Expansion will not arrive until almost Thanksgiving.  With more lanes slated to open soon, it may feel like a holiday.  

The South Dakota Department of Transportation working jointly with the city of Sioux Falls announced in a press release that the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Russell Street will open Friday, September 26.

As a bonus, the eastbound lanes of Russell Street from West Avenue to Minnesota Avenue will also be opened to through traffic.

There will be some touch-up work needed so be prepared for occasional lane closures going both west and east between West Avenue and Minnesota for the duration of the project.  The two-year $18.3 million project will expand traffic to three lanes in both directions from Minnesota Avenue all the way to Interstate 29.

Check out how the project looks on the east end near Minnesota and Russell in the video below.