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PIERRE, S.D. –Interstate 90 between Rapid City and Chamberlain will remain closed until further notice.
The worst stretch of Interstate 90 is the 65-mile stretch between Kadoka and Vivian. Weather permitting, at 3 a.m. tomorrow, the South Dakota Department of Transportation will send plows and a wrecker to remove six semis stuck along that stretch of interstate.
If the weather allows it, by 4:30 a.m. tomorrow, the rest of the plows will start clearing the interstate. Additionally, the Department of Transportation will dispatch plows from Mitchell and Sioux Falls to central South Dakota to get the interstate opened and highways cleared as quickly as possible
Once the interstate is deemed safe for travel, the public will be alerted and the interstate will be reopened.
Because all lodging facilities in Wall had no vacancies this evening, the Wall Chamber of Commerce opened a temporary shelter at the WallCommunity Center. Sixty stranded travelers are staying there overnight.
The South Dakota Departments of Public Safety and Transportation continue to monitor the weather and road conditions and will provide the next travel assessment mid-morning on Monday, March 20.
The two departments are still advising no travel west of the Missouri River.
The media will be advised if conditions change.
For up-to-date travel conditions call 511.