Rawlins Field Office
| Contacts: | Serena Baker | |||
| 307-212-0197 |
Hartt Cabin Draw Road Closed
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rawlins Field Office (RFO) is closing the Hartt Cabin Draw Road because a large culvert under the road has rusted and is unsafe for travel.
Hartt Cabin Draw Road is an unnumbered dirt road approximately 20 miles west of Baggs, Wyo. which branches off Carbon County Road 700, also known as Sand Creek Road. It is a high traffic road used by recreationists, oil and gas companies, grazing permittees, and other public land users.
Road closure signs will be posted in the Hartt Cabin Draw where a nine foot corrugated metal culvert has rusted and is in danger of washing out. The large diameter culvert is designed to handle heavy rain runoff generated by thunderstorms, but it failed a recent inspection. Bridges and large road culverts, like this one on the Hartt Cabin Road, are inspected annually by engineers from the BLM National Operations Center in Denver, Colo. RFO is analyzing possible detour routes. The culvert is scheduled to be replaced later this summer.
For more information, contact Supervisory Civil Engineer Andy Skordas, 307-328-4374.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Rawlins Field Office 1300 N. Third Street Rawlins, WY 82301