Sioux Falls proposes $821 million five-year capital program for roads, utilities and civic projects
Sioux Falls has proposed an approximately $821 million capital program for 2027 through 2031, putting $440 million toward transportation and street work and $381 million toward utility projects.
Mayor Paul TenHaken released the proposed plan June 26. It has not been adopted. The Sioux Falls City Council is scheduled to hold budget hearings in August, followed by final consideration of the capital program and city budget in September.
Road and street priorities
The transportation and street portion of the proposal includes the 85th Street and Interstate 29 interchange, reconstruction of the Minnesota Avenue and Interstate 229 interchange, and completion of South Veterans Parkway.
Other listed priorities include work involving 41st Street and Louise Avenue, Benson Road and Phillips Avenue. The city also proposes using nearly $10 million in surplus funds for 2027 street priorities.
The program targets rehabilitation of about 700 blocks of streets per year. Those plans are part of the proposed capital schedule and could change during the budget process.
Water and public-safety facilities
The $381 million utility component includes wastewater expansion and a proposed third connection to the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System. The city says the additional connection would strengthen Sioux Falls’ drinking-water supply.
The plan also schedules 2029 design work for an eastside police report-to-work and substation facility, along with Fire Station 14. These projects are proposed future capital investments rather than completed facilities.
Parks, zoo and redevelopment support
The proposal includes neighborhood park and trail improvements, as well as support for downtown redevelopment. It proposes $6.5 million in 2027 for the Great Plains Zoo aquarium: $2.5 million in sales and use tax support and $4 million in entertainment tax support.
For the Sanford District redevelopment, the plan proposes $10 million over four years, or $2.5 million annually.
The city said projected capital spending for 2027 through 2030 is nearly $9 million lower than in the prior program because sales and use tax projections were reduced. The lower forecast does not itself establish which projects, if any, will change before Council action.
The August hearings and September consideration are the next scheduled public steps for the proposed five-year program.
Sources
- Mayor TenHaken Releases Proposed 2027–2031 Capital Program, City of Sioux Falls