County vacates segment of Rock Springs Road

Whitman County commissioners Sept. 5 approved the vacation of a half-mile section of Rock Springs Road.

That latest vacation segment was recommended by County Engineer Mark Storey, and the vacation approval followed a public hearing.

Amy McKay of Hay spoke at the session.

“We have a building, and corrals there. People use it as a turnaround. We had to lock up the Port-a-Potty there,” she said. “We just want to be able to put up a gate, so people can’t use it as a turnaround.”

A six-mile stretch of the road, beginning at the Gordon Elevator continues south to the intersection with Fleming Road. The vacated segment is south of that intersection.

Fleming Road intersects with Highway 26 at Pampa.

Rock Springs Road also intersects with Thomas Flat Road about one and one-half miles south of Highway 26. Thomas Flat Road connects with Hammer Grade Road which links to Hooper and routes south to Riparia in the far southwest corner of the county.