News – Sheridan Media
What’s been on the drawing board for years is starting to become concrete.
About two weeks ago, the first pour was done on what will be a new pathway trail along US Highway 14 between Ranchester and Dayton.
Work is currently being done on the first 8-tenths of a mile from Ranchester westward to Echo Drive, which is on the southwest edge of the Ranchester town limits.
For those traveling from Ranchester to Dayton, the pathway would be to the right of the highway.
Ranchester Mayor Peter Clark says the town recently set up a 501-c-3 pathway committee, which is doing fundraising to set up an endowment for long term maintenance of the pathway.
“Our pathway also has to be basically plowed in the winters, maintained. It has to be usable year round according to federal guidelines, so that makes it a challenge. Everything we looked at from an economic point and from quality of life issues and all that stuff, it indicates it’s a good investment for the community and for the valley.”
Mayor Clark adds that work on the pathway is being done in five phases and there is no timeline as to when work on the next phase will start or when the entire project will be completed.
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Last modified: October 7, 2025