It's hard to believe, but the summer construction season is right around the corner and a major project is coming to the southwest side of Sioux Falls. Crews will be doing street improvements on 26th Street all the way from Marion Road to Sertoma Avenue. That's a 17 block stretch. 26th Street is also the main thoroughfare for people trying to get to Memorial Middle School and the new Discovery Elementary. We wanted to know if the construction would effect getting your kids to school.

Right now 26th Street from Marion to Sertoma is a 3-lane road. The construction work will turn it into a 4-lane. The work will start in mid-May and be finished before school starts. City engineers say that's by design. They didn't want school traffic to be tied up in the road work. Bill Braa attended an open house to learn more about the project. He lives in the construction zone. Bill says, "It's time to get it done. We're a little concerned about the access living on a cul de sac, so we don't have a way out. But it's going to be good."

About 40 people showed up to tonight's meeting. City engineers say most were pleased the project is just getting done.