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Aurora committee approves IGA with E‑470 for Gartrell Bridge expansion
Summary
A Transportation committee voted to forward an intergovernmental agreement with the E‑470 Public Highway Authority that splits construction costs for the Gartrell Bridge expansion; maintenance responsibilities are laid out in an exhibit and homeowners’ mill levy funding was confirmed as a local revenue source.
The Transportation & Public Safety committee approved moving forward an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the E‑470 Public Highway Authority to support expansion of the Gartrell Bridge over E‑470 in southeast Aurora.
The resolution and IGA, presented by Kathy Valencia, Transportation Project Delivery Manager for Public Works, would expand the existing two‑lane bridge to a five‑lane section, add multimodal improvements and new traffic signals, and allocate construction funding between E‑470 and the City of Aurora.
Valencia said E‑470 will provide 20% of construction costs and the City will provide 80%. Cindy Kolib, Deputy Director of Project Delivery, described the Aurora Regional Improvement Authority (ARlA) mill levy—pledged by nearby homeowners’ associations and developers—as one of the funding sources. “The Aurora Regional Improvement Mill Levy is helping to fund these projects and that is coming from the homeowners HOA in that area,” Kolib said.
The maintenance exhibit attached to the IGA spells out post‑construction duties. City of Aurora responsibilities listed in the exhibit include maintenance of traffic signals, concrete medians, snow and ice removal, pavement maintenance, guardrail and street lights. E‑470’s responsibilities include storm infrastructure, the bridge structure, under‑deck lighting and the bridge rail, according to Valencia.
Council members expressed support after questions about who pays for the project. Councilmember Lawson said she approved moving the item forward after asking whether homeowners understood they were contributing via the regional mill levy; Kolib said staff had met with HOA boards as part of the funding process.
The committee voted to move the resolution and the IGA forward to the next available study session.
What’s next: The IGA will proceed to the next study session as directed by the committee. The maintenance exhibit is intended to provide a single point of reference for future responsibility questions.
