Dakota Avenue project update from 9th to 21st provided by city and engineers
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HURON –– A packed room of Huron residents, Huron city staff, and Huron elected officials gathered in the Dakota room at the Huron Events Center Tuesday evening to learn more about the city’s role in the next phase of the Dakota Ave. project.
The first phase of the project began last summer after planning meetings for four years before the first shovel turned. Work through the downtown corridor was completed last summer, and now streetscape work on that portion of the project as well as work from Market St. going north to Third St. N. and from Seventh St. S. to Ninth St. S. will comprise the work done in 2025 on the project.
The first phase will continue work today as crews will remove the median on Dakota Ave. N. near U.S. Hwy. 14 to allow for better traffic flow during the construction this year. On Monday, March 31, the road between Seventh St. S. and Ninth St. S. will be detoured and a two-lane driving configuration will be constructed on the east side of Dakota Ave. from Market Ave. to U.S. Hwy. 14 to begin the construction work for 2025.
The update Tuesday evening involved the next phase, which is set to go to bid for a contractor early in 2026, with the project expected to be done in two parts over 2026 and 2027. One portion will consist of work from Ninth St. S. to 15th St. S. while the second portion will involve 15th St. S. to 21st St. S.
City engineer Brett Runge and Derek Lee from DGR Engineering explained the city portion of that phase, which will include sewer main work and removal and replacement of trees within the boulevard.
A question was asked about the trees to be used, and Lee showed the four trees that the city previously agreed to utilize throughout the length of the project. He explained that the same trees would be sequenced throughout the length of Dakota Ave. unless homeowners requested to utilize a different type of tree. Runge explained that any change in trees should be discussed with the city.
The South Dakota Department of Transportation intends to have another public meeting regarding the second phase of the project later in 2025.
