The Dakota Scout

Share this post

Sioux Falls’ Unity Bridge moving ahead despite council frustrations

www.thedakotascout.com
Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls’ Unity Bridge moving ahead despite council frustrations

City councilors say they didn’t have the votes to stop the over-budget project

Joe Sneve
Feb 13
1
Share this post

Sioux Falls’ Unity Bridge moving ahead despite council frustrations

www.thedakotascout.com

Work on a bridge project in downtown Sioux Falls that will cost taxpayers double what had been budgeted begins Monday.

The first phase of construction on what’s being billed as the Unity Bridge marks finality in a weeks-long saga that had city councilors accusing Mayor Paul TenHaken’s administration of misleading them about the process in which they selected the project contractor.

NEWS: Councilors have ‘significant regret’ about bridge votes

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
Previous
Next
© 2023 The Dakota Scout
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing