South Dakota State Senator Mike Vehle of Mitchell wants to hold hearings in January to come up with solutions for the state’s deteriorating county and township roads. He says those roads are critical for shipping South Dakota’s agricultural products to export markets. Vehle says the cost to upgrade those is at around $ 80 million a year.
Vehle says roads and rail are the primary methods of transporting the state’s ag goods.
Vehle says counties and townships may have to look at putting in some type of wheel tax to help pay for those deteriorating roads.