SDDOT Receives $24M for Sisseton Milbank Railroad Modernization Project

Courtesy of SDDOT

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation receives funding via the CRISI Program for the Sisseton Milbank Railroad Modernization Project.

The South Dakota Department of Transportation receives funding via the CRISI Program for the Sisseton Milbank Railroad Modernization Project. The $24 million grant will go toward the project to fund “development, design, and construction for the replacement of 37 miles of the SMRR, including the rehabilitation of one bridge.”

According to the press release, the project will enhance safety and enable better truck unloading operations and transportation of grain. The SMRR modernization project is “designed to tackle issues facing communities and invest in a 21^st century rail network yielding greater benefits – faster and more reliable deliveries of goods, safet communities, cleaner transportation, and more jobs and workforce development opportunities.” Additionally, the funding meets CRISI requirements for local cost share.

SDDOT Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt said: “This CRISI program funding is a vital investment for South Dakota to ensure safety and efficiency in rail transport. . . This modernization project will make rail safer, more reliable, and more resilient, delivering tangible benefits to strengthen the supply chain across our state.”