For Immediate Release:  Monday, Aug. 6, 2012

Contact:  Brenda Flottmeyer, 605-394-1638 

Bridge Work To Close 194^th Avenue Northeast of Creighton 

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Beginning Monday, Aug. 13, access to 194^th Avenue from 216^th Street and Denke Road will be closed to through-traffic northeast of Creighton in eastern Pennington County. 

Crews will begin demolition of the existing wooden bridge deck and replace it with a precast double-tee-girder bridge deck. 

Road closure signs will be installed south of the project limits at the intersection of 216^th Street and 194^th Avenue and on the north side at the intersection of Denke Road and 194^th Avenue.  

Work to replace the existing bridge is expected to be completed by Aug. 24.

Following completion of the bridge work, gravel surfacing and permanent signing will be completed by Pennington County. 

The overall completion date of the project is Oct. 1. 

J.V. Bailey Company is the prime contractor on the $52,816 project.

For more information, contact Brenda Flottmeyer at the South Dakota Department of Transportation in Rapid City at 605-394-1638.

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