Street Maintenance Association Awards Traffic Control Grants to Four Cities

The South Dakota Municipal Street Maintenance Association has awarded Traffic Control Device Grants of up to $2,500 to Burke, Crooks, Murdo, and Platte to enhance local traffic safety.

By Christal Blue May 6, 2025 11:33 am

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MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) The South Dakota Municipal Street Maintenance Association has awarded up to $2,500 in Traffic Control Device Grants to the cities of Burke, Crooks, Murdo, and Platte. The funds will support the purchase of devices like radar speed signs to enhance traffic safety. Burke and Platte have announced they will install radar signs along key highways to improve speed enforcement and pedestrian safety. Established in 2022, the grant program helps municipalities afford traffic safety tools like flashing pedestrian signs and speed displays. For more Government stories from MitchellNow.com, Click Here.

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