A portion of one of the most popular routes in and out of downtown Sioux Falls from the eastside will be closed for the remainder of this week.

East Sixth Street between Indiana Avenue and French Avenue is shut down so that City of Sioux Falls Street Division crews can perform road maintenance work.

That stretch of Sixth Street runs right in front of Whittier Middle School, meaning parents will need to find an alternate route to get to and from the campus.

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Weather permitting, the work is scheduled to be completed by 5:00 PM, Friday (October 18).

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