SDDOT proposes major change to Tyndall-area road stretch - Daily Republic
"There's segments that are way under capacity for being able to maintain those segments and it's just not cost effective for taxpayers. According to 2014 state traffic data, 2,200 to 2,350 vehicles travel between Tabor and State Highway 37 on State Highway 50 per day. Malone said a state study on four-lane divided roads has shown that 8,000 to 10,000 vehicles per day is enough to warrant a four-lane segment. Malone added there's not the traffic to sustain having left turn lanes either, because there's not high turning volume counts. Malone said eliminating the four-lane segments takes away the difficulties of crossing the lanes of traffic when leaving a driveway or field approach. State Highway 50 has five segments in Bon Homme County where the road widens from two lanes to four lanes. Those segments include the two intersections with State Highway 37 to go north to Mitchell and south to Springfield, and the intersection with State Highway 25 that goes north to Scotland. All of the segments would be reduced to one lane in each direction and a center turn lane. Source: www.mitchellrepublic.com
