Hottell finds road solution

Dave Hottell on Tuesday told Kimball County Commissioners that a solution has been found on the overuse problem on County Road 17.

Hottell, the county’s highway supervisor, said he spoke with the owner of a trucking firm from Wyoming regarding the use of CR 17, and the owner agreed to send his trucks a different route. Hottell said the trucks traveled from Wyoming into Kimball County and then down into Colorado, where they were hauling resources used by oilfield companies. He said the heavy traffic on CR 17 south of Bushnell had been thrashing the road. He said since speaking to the truck...