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SDDOT / Local Government Assistance / Urban Systems
Wade Dahl, Urban Systems Engineer
773-3576
Cities greater than 5,000 in population receive a yearly allotment of federal Surface
Transportation Program (STP) funds. These funds are distributed to the cities based on
population, with the more populated cities receiving higher allotments. The State pays the
matching funds on these projects.
All projects are initiated at the request of the city governments through a resolution
and are then placed in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The Urban
Systems Section then provides all administrative assistance needed to take the project up
through the bid letting. In the case of the 90:10 funding exchange, administrative help is
provided through construction also. All projects are designed using city engineering staff
or in many cases private consulting services and therefore, the assistance includes
retainer contracts for survey, design, and inspection. Other assistance includes
environmental coordination, materials requests, surfacing recommendations, inspections,
coordinating plan reviews with other offices of expertise, right-of-way documents,
estimates, project scoping, and technical presentations.
All aspects of the Urban Systems Section are outlined in the Secondary Roads Plan.
Forms available for consultants and counties doing work on local roads with the SDDOT are available by
clicking on the Forms link in the left hand navigation bar.
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