How CDOT Spends Transportation Dollars
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Use the interactive CDOT Calculator to see how much you contribute each year to keep Colorado’s transportation system moving. See how CDOT uses your dollars to meet specific transportation needs.
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Project Spending
Monitor CDOT’s progress in spending what has been budgeted for road construction projects and maintenance activities this fiscal year.
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Initial
Budget
Spent
Budget
Spent
67.2 %
Current
Budget
Spent
Budget
Spent
58.5 %
Where CDOT Spends Transportation Dollars
Active CDOT Projects
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Performance Area:Road Quality
Highways
CDOT maintains 9,146 miles of highways across the state. Colorado motorists drove 27.4 billion miles on these roads in 2011.
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Long Range Goal
B
Actual
for
2012
for
2012
C+
Pavement
CDOT obtains a better return on taxpayer dollars when it regularly and systematically maintains roadway surfaces rather than fully reconstructing the road after it has deteriorated.
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Long Range Goal
60%
Actual
for
2012
for
2012
47%
Maintenance
CDOT’s maintenance program is designed to keep the State Highway System open and safe for the traveling public.
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Long Range Goal
B
Actual
for
2012
for
2012
B-
Snow & Ice Control
CDOT’s Snow & Ice control program is designed to keep the State Highway System open and safe for the traveling public.
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Long Range Goal
A
Actual
for
2012
for
2012
B
Traffic Services
Each year CDOT maintenance workers stripe more than 30,000 miles of highway and use over 200,000 gallons of paint.
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Long Range Goal
B
Actual
for
2012
for
2012
C+
Performance Area:Bridges & Tunnels
Bridges
CDOT maintains 3,447 bridges statewide to keep them safe and in good repair for the traveling public.
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Long Range Goal
95%
Actual
for
2012
for
2012
96.4%
Tunnels
Tunnels in Colorado help CDOT provide critical connections across the state, particularly along the economically vital I-70 corridor through the Rocky Mountains.
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Long Range Goal
B
Actual
for
2012
for
2012
C+
Performance Area:Mobility
Congestion
Traffic congestion in Colorado costs drivers $1.35 billion annually in delays and fuel; an average of $913 per person in the Denver area.
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Long Range Goal
<22*
Actual
for
2012
for
2012
17.2*
*Minutes
Transit Ridership
Passengers take almost 117 million trips per year on Colorado’s buses, light rail and other public transportation vehicles.
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Average
for
Data
for
Data
117M
Actual
for
2011
for
2011
117M
COTrip.org
CoTrip.org is a CDOT website that makes travel more efficient by providing real-time road conditions, construction updates and other useful travel information.
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Average
for
Data
for
Data
12,608*
Actual
for
2012
for
2012
15,125*
* in thousands
Performance Area:Safety
Fatalities
Making roads safer is one of CDOT's most important jobs. Traffic fatalities fell from 548 in 2008 to 472 in 2012, a 14 percent reduction.
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Average
for
Data
for
Data
476
Actual
for
2012
for
2012
472
Injuries
The estimated economic cost of a serious injury crash is $651,000. In Colorado, the number of serious injuries crashes has declined 24 percent from 2007-11.
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Average
for
Data
for
Data
13,241
Actual
for
2011
for
2011
11,849