Mitchell was awarded two Bridge Improvement Grants totaling around $320,000 from the South Dakota Transportation Commission. Both of the grants will go toward the improvement of the bridge on Harmon Street on the northwest side of Lake Mitchell. The first is a preservation-oriented award for around $250,000. The second is a grant for around $69,000 that will be directed toward preliminary engineering of improvements.
$41.4 million funded by the South Dakota Department of Transportation will be distributed to 40 recipients — 10 cities and 30 counties. In addition to Mitchell, Aurora, Beadle, Hand, Hanson, Lake, Lyman, McCook, Miner, Sanborn, and Tripp counties will also receive grant money.