City’s rate for state road maintenance doubles to $28,770

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  • The Aurora City Council approved a maintenance agreement with the state last week which doubled the cost of snow removal and maintenance on state highways running through town to $28,770. Pictured here, a state road crew plows snow from Highway 14 after last week’s storm.
    The Aurora City Council approved a maintenance agreement with the state last week which doubled the cost of snow removal and maintenance on state highways running through town to $28,770. Pictured here, a state road crew plows snow from Highway 14 after last week’s storm.

    The Aurora City Council voted to renew a maintenance agreement with the State Department of Roads last week, noting a price increase which doubles the rate to $28,770, an increase of $14,189.Adam Darbro, the city’s public works director, reported that the state has not increased the rate charged for snow removal and maintenance along the state highways running through Aurora since 2019.“They have …