Project Background
Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate (SWO) Tribe was recently awarded federal funds through the US Department of Transportation, PROTECT program. The SWO Department of Transportation is working with KLJ Engineering to conduct a Resilience Vulnerability Assessment for the Lake Traverse Reservation’s multimodal transportation systems. The goal is to assess environmental hazard vulnerabilities that adversely impact the transportation system, and identify implementable solutions to improve transportation resiliency.
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Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation Program (PROTECT)
- The study will assess vulnerabilities of the Tribe’s surface transportation assets and community response strategies.
- Assist the Tribe and their county and state level partners in advancing safe, efficient transportation that will significantly reduce serious and fatal injuries on the nation's roadways.
- The Tribe will be able to review and choose transportation plans and projects that use proven ways to deal with climate change.
- Policies will ensure future projects don’t harm the air, water, wetlands, or endangered animals. Plus, they will work to fix the unfair environmental problems that transportation has caused on the reservation.
Public Feedback
Help SWO to understand the transportation needs of the Lake Traverse Reservation. Share your feedback about how storm events or other hazards on the Lake Traverse Reservation effect your ability to travel locally and regionally.
There are two ways to provide feedback:
1. Use the interactive map below and place comments on the map in areas of need or areas of concern.
2. Take the survey, which can be found in the tabs below.
