Airport project underway

Work has started on the new aviation terminal at the Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport.

The project, which will cost $5.4 million, will replace a building originally constructed in the 1920s. Funding comes from the FAA, Wyoming Business Council, the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division and the State Lands and Investments Board, making the project 100 percent grant funded.

The new hangar is expected to be complete in December, while the terminal is expected to be operational in April 2018. The facility will serve the general aviation portion of the airport’s business...