Some of the private company vehicles doing the early hauling work for the major Westar Energy substation project on Hawkinsmith Road in southeast Geary County have been traveling too fast.

Complaints were received from the public, with dust and safety concerns being part of the problem. That was confirmed by Geary County Commission Chairman Ben Bennett following a briefing from County Public Works this week. But Bennett also confirmed the issue has been addressed. “They did some tree trimming and some road work on the haul route. They’re also going to put down another layer of the dust control here in the first of August, I guess is when they’ll do that.”

A portion of the haul route to bring in materials and equipment for the project involves the use of a gravel road.