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Exit 130 Celebration

Brookings, South Dakota- August 23, 2023- Bowes Construction celebrated a major milestone on August 23rd with a grand ribbon cutting ceremony at Exit 130 in Brookings, South Dakota. The event marked the successful completion of a significant infrastructure project that promises to enhance connectivity and drive economic growth in the region. Amidst a backdrop of …

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Statewide Transportation Improvement Program Feature

The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program known as “STIP” is a four-year program that lists projects that have been coordinated efforts of the Department of Transportation, state and federal agencies, Transportation Commission, local and tribal governments, public agencies, transportation providers, citizens, metropolitan planning organizations, and other dedicated parties. The STIP identifies highway and infrastructure improvements to …

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Brookings Business of the Month

The Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Bowes Construction, Inc. as the November 2021 Business of the Month! Founded in 1975 by Lyle and Marcia Bowes, the company has been serving Brookings and the surrounding communities for over 40 years in the road construction industry. In 2012, Lyle and Marcia’s children, Jason …

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Veteran Owned Business of the Year

Bowes construction recently received the veteran owned business of the year (2021) in Brookings. This is what the Brookings area chamber of commerce had to say. Help us congratulate Bowes Construction Inc. and Jason Bowes on receiving the Brookings Small Business Week Veteran-Owned Business Award! This was one touching nomination. “I truly believe Jason Bowes …

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The Road Ahead: Asphalt for Generations

Long before “sustainability” became an eagerly pursued part of the American business plan, the asphalt industry initiated research and field practices that have constantly enhanced the viability of asphalt as an environmentally sound building material. To date, the monumental accomplishment of this initiative lies in recycling. Asphalt is the most recycled material in America. About …

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Asphalt or concrete: a ‘hard choice’ for council

BROOKINGS – On a night when councilors tried to shoot a hole in their own 2014 budget with last-minute gifts and subsidies, and on a night when one councilor obliquely threatened to pull financial support for the SDSU Research Park, the real drama at the Tuesday city council meeting hinged on a single question:  Asphalt …

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Road Recycling

Full-depth Reclamation (FDR) is an in-place road rehabilitation method that works by uniformly crushing, pulverizing and re-mixing the pavement section of a road and utilizing a predetermined portion of the underlying base materials. This process offers a cost effective, time saving and environmentally-friendly recycling solution for road construction. The rehabilitation procedure enables pavement and shoulder …

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