Transportation

Construction on U.S. Highway 385 continues this year, impacting recreational facilities in the Black Hills National Forest.

Brookings Regional Airport is being awarded the Large General Aviation Airport of the Year from the state Department of Transportation's Office of Aeronautics Services.

SkyWest is returning as the air service carrier for both Watertown and Pierre.

The South Dakota House of Representatives is rejecting a bill that would have allocated state money to help fund airport terminal expansion projects.

A House resolution that encourages Amtrak to come to South Dakota died on the Senate floor.

The Joint Committee on Appropriations is advancing a bill creating grants that allow airports in the state to expand and make improvements.

A House Resolution passing committee would create a pathway for South Dakota to add Amtrak.

Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill aimed at reducing crashes involving an infamous Pierre bridge.

A bill giving the Department of Transportation regulatory authority for aeronautics is approved by the Legislature.

The federal government is awarding millions of dollars for two railroad projects in South Dakota.