For immediate Release:  Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Contact:  Bryce Olson, 605-882-5166

Portion of Highway 127 To Close Temporarily In Roberts County

WATERTOWN, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation will close a section of state Highway 127 three miles west of Interstate 29 in northeastern Roberts County on Monday, July 23, for 10 days.

Midwest Contracting LLC, a construction contractor for the department, will remove and replace damaged twin culverts across Highway 127 near mile marker 231.

Motorists will need to find another route around the construction during that period.

The cost of the project is $121,459.50.

For more information, contact Bryce Olson at 605-882-5166.

Complete road construction information can be found at www.safetravelusa.com/sd or by dialing 511.

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