South Dakota Field Office
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BLM Back Country Byway Closed for Construction
The BLM Back Country Byway located on the Fort Meade Recreation Area is closed due to road construction.
The section of road affected is located between I-90 exit 34 at the Black Hills Chapel and Highway 34 adjacent to the Veteran’s Administration building complex. The closure will be in effect Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. until the work in completed. The Alkali Creek campground, trailhead and horse camp will remain open as usual and the remainder of the road will be open to traffic on weekends, evenings and during the rally.
The work is being performed to stabilize a large slump, widen some of the narrow curves and re-establish the gravel road surface.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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