South Veterans Parkway
2025 Look-ahead
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Final Design
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UPDATE: The speed limit throughout Veterans Parkway will be 50 miles per hour.
What's that noise?
Beginning Friday, July 25, 2025, and continuing through mid-August, you may hear more noise coming from the South Veterans Parkway construction area when crews begin construction on the bridge over the BNSF railroad between Cliff Avenue and Southeastern Avenue.
Pile driving hours: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday through Friday
The contractor will take approximately two weeks to drive the 23 pilings 115 feet into the ground.
The South Veterans Parkway project is a partnership with the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) and the City of Sioux Falls.
Thursday, July 31, 2025 Construction Updates
- Southeastern Avenue and Sycamore Avenue are both closed to traffic near the future South Veterans Parkway intersections. The detour routes are Cliff Avenue and S.D. Highway 11.
- Construction of the bridge over the railroad has begun. The contractor will be driving steel piles into the ground in August. Pile driving creates additional noise and may be noticeable if you are near the construction area.
- While school is out for the season, the contractor is working to complete improvements at the intersection of Southeastern Avenue. Bison Trail improvements are complete.
- Both pedestrian underpasses located between Cliff Avenue and Sycamore Avenue are complete.
- Underground utilities are fully installed near Southeastern Avenue, and crews are continuing to haul material on the east side of the roadway.
- Construction on Southeastern Avenue from 69th Street to 85th Street will continue through the summer and is currently anticipated to reopen in late fall, weather dependent.
- The temporary railroad crossing within the construction area is still in place, allowing equipment and materials to be moved across the railroad tracks as work on the new road segment continues.
- Dirt is being hauled from a borrow pit near Cliff Avenue to the area between the railroad tracks and Cliff Avenue to build up the road embankment.
Click or tap on the icons to learn more about each segment of the new South Veterans Parkway.
What to Expect During Construction
- Daily construction work
- Construction materials and equipment
- Trucks hauling materials
- Noise during construction work hours
- Dust management
Daily construction work
Construction materials and equipment
Trucks hauling materials
Noise during construction work hours
Dust management
About the Project
When connected to the northern segment of Veterans Parkway, the additional nine miles of roadway for South Veterans Parkway will support a regional arterial road network around southeast Sioux Falls. This project — the final stage in connecting Interstate 29 with Interstate 90 — will accommodate growing transportation needs across the corridor and help prepare the greater Sioux Falls area for continued vibrant growth and development.
The first segment from Western Avenue to Cliff Avenue was completed and opened to traffic in November 2024. Construction on the next segment from Cliff Avenue to Sycamore Avenue will begin in spring 2025. The remaining segments will continue to be designed and constructed through 2027. Learn more about each segment.
- April 2025 - Construction Begins
- Spring to Fall 2025 - Dirt Work, Storm Sewer, and on South Veterans Parkway and Southeastern Avenue; Paving on Southeastern Avenue
- Spring to Fall 2026 - Dirt Work and Utilities on Sycamore Avenue; Paving on South Veterans and Sycamore Avenue
- Weather and Schedule Permitting
Project Benefits
- Increased traffic flow
- Corridor connectivity
- Accommodate public and private investment
