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State wins $65 million federal CHBP award to fund SD44 Platte–Winner bridge replacement
Summary
The South Dakota Department of Transportation received a $65 million Competitive Highway Bridge Program grant for the SD44 Platte–Winner bridge replacement, augmented by $25 million in congressional directed spending, enabling the Department to plan a fall letting for the bundled project.
The South Dakota Department of Transportation was selected for a $65 million Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) grant to replace the SD44 Platte–Winner bridge, Secretary Joel Jundt told the commission. The award, which bundles small rural bridge projects, was paired with $25 million in Congressional directed spending secured by Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds; together the funding will allow the Department to let the project later this fall.
Jundt told the Commission that CHBP grants target rural bridges—defined for the program as locations with fewer than 115 people per square mile—and that the SD44 project was bundled with a Douglas County structure northwest of Armour on 280th Street. The Department characterizes the combination of CHBP and congressional funds as sufficient to proceed to letting this construction season. The Commission received the report as part of the Secretary’s federal updates and took no separate action on the grant award during the meeting.
