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Report shows 17% of South Dakota bridges in need of repair

Ellen Koester
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SDPB
The bridge at 49th Street over the Big Sioux River in Sioux Falls was identified by the National Bridge Inventory as needing repairs.

This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio.

The state of South Dakota has more than two thousand bridges identified as needing repairs. We'll look at what the National Bridge Inventory report says and what we can learn from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.

Alison Black is senior vice president and chief economist at the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.

She joins us for a look at bridge repair needs and infrastructure investments in South Dakota.

Read the full South Dakota bridge report.

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.