GETTIN' AFTER IT---FINALLY

I read in the local paper that a road project that was approved in 2006 while I was the District Ranger has been under construction since May. The Forest Engineer says they are about 40% complete and most of the work on the National Forest is done. This is a pretty amazing project. It saves 100 miles round trip for the coal trucks hauling coal from the mine. The road will cost about $29.9 million. The road is being paid for by the coal company and they expect to recoup their costs through fuel and operational savings on the trucks. When I did the math during the planning stages their cost savings are staggering and the project is well worth doing.

We rode up today to see what it looks like.

I WASN'T SURE I WAS EVER GOING TO SEE THIS PROJECT COMPLETED!!!