AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoRoad & Infrastructure: Rapid City drivers face fresh lane closures and delays, including West Main Street concrete work (Aug. 24–Sept. 7), ongoing I-90 Exit 46 interchange rebuilding near Piedmont (one lane each direction through November), and continued caution on Highway 385 with final paving pushed to summer 2027. Local Traffic Planning: Sioux Falls adds more orange-cone work this week, with ADA curb ramp repairs and related sidewalk/parking closures on 10th, 11th, and 13th streets plus South Marion Road traffic shifts. Uranium Development: South Dakota advances the Dewey-Burdock uranium mine permitting process by approving a socioeconomic impact study, while a separate southern Black Hills drilling proposal remains stalled pending legal guidance. Agriculture & Food Safety: Alfalfa sprouts sold under Calco and Everything Sprouts are recalled after a multistate E. coli and salmonella outbreak sickened 55 people across 15 states, including South Dakota. Cattle & Land Policy: Senators Mike Rounds and Amy Klobuchar introduce the RANCH Act to incentivize converting marginal cropland into grazing land, aiming to help rebuild the U.S. cattle herd amid drought and feed pressure. Cybersecurity: A Pennington County cyberattack continues to disrupt local services, highlighting how SecureSD funding and staffing gaps leave small governments exposed.
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