For Immediate Release:  Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Contact: Travis Dressen, (605)367-5680 

                             Portion of I-229 To Be Closed Friday 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Xcel Energy, in conjunction with the South Dakota Highway Patrol, will close the northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 229 between Interstate 29 and Louise Avenue  in Sioux Falls on Friday, July 27, at 4 a.m. to work on overhead power lines.

The power-line work is expected to last an hour.

Traffic though the area will be diverted using Louise Avenue and Interstate 29.

The work is being done in conjunction with the I-229 Solberg-Tallgrass overpass project. Overall completion date for the $6.25 million project is July 17, 2013. 

For additional information, contact Mike Heiberger at mike.heiberger@state.sd.us or by phone at 605-367-5680.

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