Pennington County Highway Department - Projects

Hiene H. Junge
Highway Superintendent
Pennington County Highway Department
3601 Cambell Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone: (605) 394-2166
Fax: (605) 394-2168

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Major Projects

Pennington County Highway Department has developed a long-range Transportation Improvement Plan.

2011 Projects

Rochford Road

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in cooperation with the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) and Pennington County are in the process of preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) on proposed roadway improvements to South Rochford Road.

The proposed project would involve roadway improvements for approximately ten (10) miles of South Rochford Road between the Town of Rochford its intersection with Deerfield Road. The proposed project is considered necessary to improve year-round access to the Town of Rochford from the Deerfield Lake area.

HDR Engineering, Inc. out of Rapid City, SD has been selected by the Pennington County Commissioners to complete the EIS and has developed a website for the project which can be found at South Rochford Road EIS.

Sheridan Lake Road

The reconstruction of Sheridan Lake Road from Alberta Drive to State Highway 385 is under design by Ferber Engineering. Preliminary plans have been completed. The South Dakota Department of Transportation is developing an Environmental Assessment for the project. Upon completion of the Environmental Assessment, a public meeting to review the plans and accept comments will be scheduled.

2012 Maintenance Projects

The Pennington County Board of Commissioners has awarded the following projects for 2012:

Asphalt Concrete Overlay Project AC 2012-1 on Sage Creek Road, Golf Course Road and Elm Springs Road, estimated cost $1,050,350. See map of the project area.
Asphalt Concrete Overlay Project AC 2012-2 in the Rapid Valley area, estimated cost $305,013. See map of the project areas.
Chip seal approximately 22 miles of various county roads throughout the county, estimated cost $450,798.00. See map of the project areas.
Crush and produce 70,000 tons of gravel for various county roads, estimated cost $273,273.

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