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South Dakota Transportation Secretary Darin Bergquist have gotten a firsthand look at an improvement project at one of the busiest interchanges in the state's largest city.
• The two officials on Thursday toured the ongoing reconstruction of the Cliff Avenue interchange project in Sioux Falls. It's aimed at improving the paving and street lighting and extending the life of the interchange.
• It's the first overhaul of the interchange in more than half a century. It's to be completed later this year. Officials say it will offer improved freight movement for the area and better access between Cliff Avenue and Interstate 90 for the two routes' estimated 31,650 daily drivers.
• The $21.1 million project is being paid for mainly with federal highway money.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. OBAMA PREPARED TO ACT UNILATERALLY AGAINST SYRIA
• Following the British Parliament's refusal to support military action against the Syrian government for suspected use of chemical weapons, White House officials say Obama is undeterred. French President Francois Hollande also gives a nod of approval.
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• 2. WHY NOT JUST TAKE OUT SYRIA'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS
• Experts say it would be unlikely that the United States would bomb Syria's chemical weapons storehouses because it cannot be done safely.
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• 3. GOING TO POT?
• Will other states follow the lead of Colorado and Washington state now that the federal government has given them the green light to decriminalize marijuana?
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• 4. WHO WILL RECEIVE SETTLEMENTS IN THE $765M CONCUSSION- (Continued on page 24)
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