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  "slug": "sd511-road-work-12906814",
  "url": "https://605buzz.com/articles/sd511-road-work-12906814",
  "title": "Road work: gravel surface, miscellaneous construction listed on US-85 from May 12, 2026",
  "dek": "The South Dakota Department of Transportation lists Road work: gravel surface, miscellaneous construction at US-85 from 12.25 miles south to 12 miles south of Junction South Dakota 168, with a listed start of May 12, 2026.",
  "vertical": "public-safety",
  "publishedAt": "2026-09-23T12:02:44.326Z",
  "updatedAt": null,
  "provenance": {
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.sd511.org/",
    "noticeReceivedDate": "2026-05-12",
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  "bodyMd": "**Road work: gravel surface, miscellaneous construction** is listed at US-85 from 12.25 miles south to 12 miles south of Junction South Dakota 168, according to the South Dakota Department of Transportation's traveller-information feed.\n\nThe feed gives the route as US-85, the reference milepost as 67.030 and the affected direction as Both Directions.\n\nThe feed publishes a listed start of May 12, 2026, 5 a.m. MDT / 6 a.m. CDT and a listed end of Oct. 30, 2026, 8:15 a.m. MDT / 9:15 a.m. CDT. Each is one instant shown in both of South Dakota's zones — Mountain first, Central second; they are the same moment. The feed names a route and not a zone, so 605Buzz does not pick one for you.\n\nWhether this work is currently underway is not stated in this text: it depends on the time you are reading, and the department is the authority.\n\nThe feed publishes coordinates of 44.901479, -103.71235 for this record. Those are the department's own figures, reproduced as published; 605Buzz does not geocode.\n\nThe department's own description of the work, reproduced without changes as published in the feed:\n\n> The following road construction project is in progress: gravel surface and miscellaneous construction adjacent to the roadway with speed limit 25 mph and width limit 16 ft until 8:15 AM MDT Friday, October 30, 2026. Two-way traffic will be routed around the construction site using a temporary gravel diversion with reduced speeds.\n>\n> Drivers should use caution and be prepared for construction equipment and workers near the roadway.\n>\n> For information or questions about a construction project, please find contact information for our SDDOT Area Offices at:\n\nThat paragraph is the department's wording at the time this record was last read, including any dates or restrictions inside it.\n\nThe feed links [dot.sd.gov/inside-sddot/region-area-offices/region-and-area-offices/](https://dot.sd.gov/inside-sddot/region-area-offices/region-and-area-offices/) for this project.\n\n605Buzz has not independently verified conditions on this road. Schedules change with weather and contractor progress, and the department is the authority; check [SD511](https://www.sd511.org/) before travelling.",
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