DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MISSION STATEMENT:
To manage a safe and sustainable transportation system for our traveling Oyate and General Public, putting safety first in all transportation related projects.
OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Department of Transportation are as follows:
- To provide a single administrative department which addresses feasibility studies, planning and implementing of various transportation related activities within the Lake Traverse Reservation.
- To improve the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate’s transportation capacities by establishing a coordinated government-to-government relationship with federal, state, county and other agencies as it relates to transportation matters.
- To develop methodologies or ideas for funding the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Department of Transportation/Tribal Roads.
- Implement and monitor policies for projects and/or program operation to ensure compliance with guidelines, regulations and requirements mandated by funding agencies and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribal government.
SWO DOT Contact Information
Cliff Eberhardt, SWO DOT Director
Office – 605-698-8355
Cell – 605-268-1775
Toni Heminger, SWO DOT Office Manager
Office – 605-698-8230
Cell – 605-268-3085
Richard White, Tribal Roads Manager
Office – 605-698-4153
Cell – 605-268-1382
PO Box 509
Agency Village, SD 57262
8:00am – 4:30pm
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Transit Study
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
Department of Transportation
12554 BIA Hwy. 711.
P.O. Box 509
Agency Village, SD 57262
October 25, 2019
The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Department of Transportation has updated the Tribe’s Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and is soliciting public comments on the final draft. The 30-day public comment period will end on November 30, 2019.
The purpose of the LRTP is to clearly demonstrate the Tribe’s transportation needs and to develop strategies to meet these needs. These strategies should address future land use, economic development, traffic demand, public safety, and health and social needs.
The Executive Summary can be viewed here, and the full LRTP draft can be reviewed at the SWO-DOT office at the SWO Tribal Administration Building, located at 12554 BIA Hwy 711, Agency, Village, SD.