Planned Transportation Spending

An examination of Colorado’s 2008-2013 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program* reveals that transit projects account for the largest chunk of planned spending (44 percent).** Projects classified as “other” account for 21 percent; these projects include funds to be spent on unspecified projects. Road maintenance/minor widening projects make up 16 percent of the STIP and new road capacity projects account for 6 percent of the STIP. Bridge maintenance/replacement projects follow at 5 percent. Safety projects account for 4 percent; bicycle/pedestrian projects 2 percent. Bridge capacity expansion projects, as well as road or bridge projects with bicycle/pedestrian components (such as adding sidewalks when reconstructing a roadway) each account for 1 percent of the planned expenditures. share