For Immediate Release:  Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Contact:  John Rittershaus, (605) 688-5001

I-29 Exit 127 Near Brookings To Close For One Week

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation will close the northbound on- and off-ramps south of Brookings at Exit 127 on Interstate 29 for about one week, beginning Wednesday, July 18.

Closing Exit 127 will allow crews to pave the interstate lanes past the ramp locations.

Motorists are encouraged to take alternate routes; signing will be in place to alert travelers of the closures.

For more information, contact John Rittershaus with the S.D. Department of Transportation at 605-688-5001.

Complete road construction information is available at www.safetraveulusa.com/sd or by dialing 511.

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