A new interstate interchange so long in the making that even those most intricately involved can’t remember exactly when the concept began officially breaks ground this week.
The interchange at 85th Street and Interstate 29 will be the first new interchange in Sioux Falls since the one at Marion Road and Interstate 90 opened in 2010 — and the vision for it began even before that.
The official kickoff for the new diverging diamond-style interchange is at 2 p.m. Tuesday. “I have been looking forward to this groundbreaking since the day I took office,” said Mayor Paul TenHaken, who won his first mayoral election in 2018.
“A collaboration like this takes time, but the transformational result of this project is well worth it. I can’t say enough about the partners involved in this effort that helped make it a reality.”…