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Week of snow removal costs $2.5 million

Updated: Friday, 04 Jan 2013, 6:41 AM EST
Published : Thursday, 03 Jan 2013, 7:03 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The Department of Public Works released the estimated cost of snow and ice removal from the snowfalls that occurred over the past week.

To plow and salt over 6,000 lane miles of city roads and 4,000 lane miles of residential streets, the city spent $2,415,102 in total costs.

DPW says the costs are for the period of Dec. 25 to Jan. 3.

  • Labor hours: 16,385
  • Labor costs: $403,883
  • Overtime hours:  9,188
  • Overtime cost: $265,651
  • Equipment cost: $285,194
  • Salt: 14,370 tons
  • Salts costs: $1,061,836
  • Contractor cost: $450,000
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