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Bridge inspections report shows improvements; wheel tax funding helped secure $7 million in grants
Summary
KLJ Engineering and Pennington County Highway Department reported 68 inspected structures in 2025 with mostly good condition; county officials credited the wheel tax with enabling $13 million in bridge work since 2019, of which roughly $7 million came from state and federal grants.
Pennington County highway staff and KLJ Engineering presented the county’s 2025 bridge‑inspection summary to commissioners on Dec. 2.
KLJ’s Sean Mayfield said inspectors reviewed 68 structures this year: 62 showed no change in condition, four had improvements (preservation or replacement work), and two were documented with deficiencies—one for embankment erosion and another for timber‑decking wear. Mayfield reported no…
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