More Traffic Headaches Coming to Interstate 229 in Sioux Falls

The start of the latest phase in the reconstruction of an interchange on Interstate 229 in Sioux Falls will bring with it some new traffic challenges for drivers.

The South Dakota Department of Transportation has announced that beginning Thursday (August 29), the northbound lane at Cliff Avenue between the I-229 (Exit 4) northbound on-ramp and southbound off-ramp in Sioux Falls will be closed.

The closure will allow crews to install a retaining wall for a temporary bridge.

The closure is expected to be in place until Friday, September 6.

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This work is part of a larger project that will modify the median crossovers on Cliff Avenue in preparation for an interchange reconstruction project. The $5.6 million project is expected to be completed by December 2024.

9 Sioux Falls Streets Visitors Have A Hard Time Pronouncing

If you are visiting or new to Sioux Falls and trying to find your way around, chances are you really don't need to pronounce street names correctly. All you have to do is enter your destination into Google Maps and your phone will show you the way.

But what if you are trying to tell someone where your cool friend or family member lives in our fine city? Some of our streets and avenues have tricky spellings that may throw visitors for a loop when trying to sound them out.

No one is going to mess up on the big thoroughfares like Minnesota Avenue, Western Avenue, or Louise Avenue but what about these?

Gallery Credit: Ben Davis

See How East 10th Street in Sioux Falls Has Changed

It's really interesting using Google Streetview to compare the changes from the earliest pictures to the latest.

For Sioux Falls, the earliest views are from 2008 and the latest from early 2022.

Some of the looks aren't the clearest, but it still gives a real good look at how dynamic the east side of Sioux Falls is.

See Some of Sioux Falls' Beautiful Murals [PHOTOS]

I was in Canton, SD, and I happened upon a new mural.

It was really cool and that got me thinking that I know of a few murals in Sioux Falls, but I bet there's more than I realize. So, I put it out on social media for the people of Sioux Falls to tell me where all the murals are!

A few of them I had never seen, or never even been to that part of town, and a few of them, I drive by all the time and never noticed!

I know a few businesses have murals inside their establishments, but I decided to keep it to murals that are totally open for the public to see. No need to be 21!