Highway 20 Near South Shore to Close Overnight
Highway 20 Near
South Shore to
Close Overnight
South Dakota Highway 20 will be closed between Interstate 29 and the city of South Shore during the overnight hours on Thursday, June 24, according to a press release from the South Dakota Department of Transportation.
Mortenson Company will be tracking a large crane across Highway 20. In preparation for the move, temporary accesses have been built and mats will be placed across Highway 20 during the closure period.
Highway 20 will close at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, June 24. The lanes will remain closed until the crane has been fully moved. Mortenson Company is coordinating traffic control and anticipates Highway 20 will reopen by 4 a.m. that same day. During the closure period, traffic will be detoured one mile south of Highway 20. Drivers should anticipate delayed traffic during this closure.
If the South Shore area experiences severe weather conditions during the evening of Wednesday, June 23, the move will be postponed.
