Culvert replacement project on Hwy. 12 already underway

The South Dakota Dept. of Transportation (DOT) says work began Monday, June 1, on three culverts in the west ditch of U.S. Highway 12, approximately 2 1/2 miles west of the Grand River.

The contractor - Sharpe Enterprises Inc. of Fort Pierre - will be building a 7-foot by 7-foot junction box with outlet and connecting to the two existing culvert ends that have deteriorated at mile marker 169. This …