{
  "slug": "sd511-road-work-12910039",
  "url": "https://605buzz.com/articles/sd511-road-work-12910039",
  "title": "Road work narrows SD-87 near West Junction US 16A",
  "dek": "Flaggers and a pilot car are guiding traffic through a single lane in both directions, with delays of 15 minutes.",
  "vertical": "public-safety",
  "publishedAt": "2026-11-13T12:01:45.515Z",
  "updatedAt": null,
  "provenance": {
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.sd511.org/",
    "noticeReceivedDate": "2026-11-12",
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  "bodyMd": "Drivers on SD-87, between three-quarters of a mile and half a mile south of West Junction US 16A, face 15-minute delays in both directions. Miscellaneous construction work is in progress there, with flaggers directing traffic through a single lane and no passing allowed. A pilot car leads vehicles through the area daily between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. until further notice. Clearing operations are occurring for a curve realignment project. The report does not say when the work will end. The South Dakota Department of Transportation lists the project.\n\nPlans change with weather and crews' progress; the South Dakota Department of Transportation has the latest.",
  "facts": {
    "dateReceived": "2026-11-12",
    "direction": "Both Directions",
    "headline": "Road work: miscellaneous construction",
    "locationDescription": "SD-87 from 0.75 mile south to 0.50 mile south of West Junction US 16A",
    "milepost": "17.339",
    "publisher": "South Dakota Department of Transportation",
    "report": "The following road construction project is in progress: miscellaneous construction with delays 15 minutes, flaggers, lanes reduced to 1, no passing, and pilot car daily between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM until further notice. Clearing operations are occurring for curve realignment.",
    "route": "SD-87",
    "startPublished": "Nov. 12, 2026, 2:47 p.m. MST / 3:47 p.m. CST"
  },
  "record": {
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.sd511.org/",
    "publisher": "South Dakota Department of Transportation",
    "receivedDate": "2026-11-12"
  },
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}