Ouray County is trying to standardize the way it maintains gravel roads, including the width of those roads and the goals for achieving a certain slope and drainage on the roads.

Road and Bridge Superintendent Steven Calkins has a plan to get the most travelled county roads up to a certain standard. He has been working with citizen volunteers Henry Jupille and Dave Beckhardt, the authors of the Road Plan and proponents of the roads tax measure, to form a gravel road maintenance standard to use ...