The South Dakota Department of Transportation in conjunction with the City of Sioux Falls will hold a public meeting on Thursday, July 17, 2008, to gather public input on the options developed by URS Corporation as part of the ongoing I-29 Corridor Study.

The study seeks to determine the future needs of the I-29 corridor from Exit 73 (Tea Exit) to Exit 77 (41st Street) in reaction to recent land development announcements within the area served by the corridor. Additional information on the study is available online at www.sddot.com/pe/projdev/planning_ss_i29.asp.

The meeting will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Sioux Falls Convention Center Exhibit Hall #1, 1101 North West Avenue. A brief, summarizing presentation will be made at approximately 6:15 p.m. A concurrent open house public meeting will also be held on the final draft reports for the I-90/I-229 interchange study.

Notice is further given to individuals with disabilities that this public meeting is being held in a physically accessible place. Please notify the SDDOT ADA Coordinator within 48 hours of the public meeting if you have special needs for which this agency will need to make arrangements. The telephone number for making special arrangements is 605-773-3540 or 1-800-877-1113 (telecommunication device for the deaf).

For more information, contact Steve Gramm, Data Analysis Engineer, at (605) 773-6641 or by email at steve.gramm@state.sd.us. You may also contact Shannon Ausen, Sioux Falls Assistant City Engineer, at (605) 367-8601 or by email at sausen@siouxfalls.org.