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SD D.O.T. Updates Their Winter Plan

SD D.O.T. Updates Their Winter Plan

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The South Dakota Transportation Commission got an update on the winter maintenance plans for the state D.O.T.
Operations Manager Craig Smith says they got results of a survey of their performance from winter drivers….https://on.soundcloud.com/5sZAb

Smith says they will have the same snow plow hours as in past years….https://on.soundcloud.com/DGbJS

Smith says they have about the same winter budget as last year….https://on.soundcloud.com/SAZdu

Smith says one limiting factor in snowplow operations may be the number of drivers they can hire.

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