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Year‑end and financing update: Patrick Cullindo, BTE managing director, said BTE has funded and advanced major projects using a plan‑of‑finance approach and pay‑as‑you‑go resources. BTE completed three financing transactions in the past 18 months and used a refunding to gain financing and pay‑as‑you‑go capacity. Cullindo said roughly half of identified poor bridges have been addressed and another 48 bridges are under design or construction; he also flagged continuing needs as more bridges deteriorate into the “poor” category.

FY27 draft budget overview: Katie Carlson (financial manager) presented a draft FY27 revenue forecast of about $206 million for BTE, driven by Faster fees, impact and retail delivery fees, interest earnings on recent transactions, federal funds and miscellaneous revenue. Draft allocations proposed in FY27 include administrative/operating costs, maintenance and preservation agreements (including a stated agreement with CDOT maintenance of about $1.4 million), debt service (roughly 38% of the draft budget, reflecting bond and pledge commitments), and a $125 million construction program.

Bridge Investment Program (BIP) grant proposals: BTE staff said they will request the commission’s approval to commit required state match funding (generally 20%) for two applications under USDOT’s Bridge Investment Program:
- Region 1: Colorado Eastern Plains timber‑bridge replacement (planning application). Staff said the request is for $252,000 in state match on an estimated $1,260,000 planning effort covering three timber bridges east of Denver that are nearly 100 years old and nearing load postings; the planning grant includes geotechnical, hydrology and design engineering to advance the bridges toward replacement.
- Region 2: US‑85 Fountain Creek bridge replacement (capital construction application). Staff proposed a construction‑category submission for a bridge that is load‑posted and has geometric deficiencies; the estimated construction cost is $56,000,000 with a proposed BTE state match of $11,200,000.

Why it matters: BTE’s financing and PAYGO program is central to CDOT’s capacity to accelerate bridge replacements and preserve critical assets; USDOT BIP funds provide an additional federal source for bridge projects identified as poor or imminently poor. Cullindo asked the commission to consider resolutions to commit the state match if the department moves forward with the USDOT applications in the planning and capital categories.

Discussion and next steps: staff said the Region 1 timber‑bridge planning grant and the Region 2 Fountain Creek construction application have been vetted by regional and technical staff and EMT and that formal board approvals for state match commitments will be requested at the next meeting. Cullindo and commissioners discussed timelines: if successful, staff estimated construction funding for these types of projects could result in construction in the 2027–2028 timeframe, depending on the project.

No formal commission votes were recorded in the workshop; staff asked for direction and signalled formal resolutions would be presented for action on the commission agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Transportation Commission Workshops 091725","oneSentenceSummary","Bridge and Tunnel Enterprise staff told the Transportation Commission that BTE’s FY27 draft budget forecasts roughly $206 million in revenue and that BTE will ask the commission to authorize state match commitments for two USDOT Bridge Investment Program applications: a Region 1 timber‑bridge planning grant and a Region 2 capital bridge replacement application.","taxTitle","Transportation Commission, Governor's Boards and Commissions, Organizations, Executive, Colorado","taxId",27826,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5980062,"CDOT reports $147.2 million in year‑end program reserve; seeks $2.8 million in near‑term amendments",987,144000,1131000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5767279-f87d9fa81cddb6e41df2a9c6499047f2&start=144&end=1131","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5767279-f87d9fa81cddb6e41df2a9c6499047f2/thumbnail_144000.jpg","/articles/5980062/Colorado/CDOT-reports-1472-million-in-yearend-program-reserve-seeks-28-million-in-nearterm-amendments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5980062-8fb5c952164d77b06901bbdab3525c1b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770411884&Signature=S9Y1mlAeIJXYZSlQ78~EtGCdtstJv8J-WOncPYzP6HGKAe1GrUWgIsxGMfvDGLCPNcsbZyRfbXL805BHQMpP8FkCLEMejHqJljgtIxM38N~ZwfS26nP5BNeWVwi6PZqof9Z9SXTeaDwCLbGIPm38ZVJypANPF3owwZ-nHfQtRVC93kf9mBP0HWwtLiQOuagjZpagjr9QHX1t7bOr3EKGS~MHns7djoJj1z3tlQZ510p~k-G4xer6z~yvuudJ-1YC3IVT1~~YTatJEVwCQuLs-9I81Vm8E-3J0RikV41DzBTZuZIi1c4CNdFYGfHWv3TPZ0iEfYHPngNvXGj-iVrZuQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Colorado Department of Transportation staff told the Transportation Commission workshop that after closing fiscal year 2025, reconciling federal redistribution and rolling forward unspent balances, the commission program reserve stands at about $147,200,000.

The reserve total results from: a starting TC program reserve of $57,000,000; a net negative flexible‑revenue reconciliation of about $14,900,000; a $99,700,000 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) redistribution award to Colorado; and roll‑forward and cost‑center adjustments described by staff.

The reconciliation and roll‑forward explanations were delivered by Jeff Sudmeier and Bethany Nicholas, who walked commissioners through three year‑end processes: revenue reconciliation, the FHWA redistribution of additional obligation limitation, and the roll‑forward of prior‑year balances into FY26.

“We began with 57,000,000 in the program reserve account. . . . Adding in the redistribution amount, we end up with a 141,800,000 at this point in the TC program reserve fund,” Bethany Nicholas said in the presentation packet; Jeff Sudmeier summarized the final month‑end balance as $147,200,000 after other adjustments.

Why it matters: the commission’s program reserve is the primary non‑emergency fund the commission uses to respond to unanticipated needs over the year; a separate Contingency Fund (targeted at roughly $30,000,000) is for true emergencies. Staff said much of the current reserve is federally eligible, which constrains how the funds can be used and creates an operational goal of quickly obligating dollars so Colorado can remain competitive for future FHWA redistributions.

Near‑term amendment requests: CDOT staff asked the commission to consider four State Highway Fund requests totaling $2,800,000 that would be drawn from the TC program reserve (to appear on the commission agenda). The requests, from the division of maintenance and operations, are:
- $1,500,000 to cover I‑70 joint operations per diem and hotel costs for expanded winter operations above regular operating budgets;
- Additional funding to complete an updated roadway asset extraction used in a new work‑order system (staff said the project previously received $500,000 and now needs more to complete the extraction);
- $500,000 to install additional electric vehicle charging stations for CDOT’s maintenance fleet (staff clarified these chargers are for CDOT‑owned vehicles, not public charging);
- Funding to expand security at the CDOT headquarters and parts of the Arkansas property that host public safety radio infrastructure, citing increased incidents reported on site.

If the commission approves the $2.8 million requests, staff said the program reserve would remain roughly $144.5 million. Staff also told commissioners they plan to return in October or November with larger formal proposals to allocate a significant portion of the remaining balance but signalled constraints: only about $15–20 million of the reserve are state funds that could be used for non‑federally‑eligible purposes.

Preview of major priorities: staff said the department will likely propose two main areas for larger TC program reserve allocations this fall: (1) Maintenance/Maintenance Levels of Service (MLOS) personal‑service shortfalls — staff identified about $17,000,000 of un‑funded special pay (housing stipends, overtime, shift differential) in FY26 that can reduce materials budgets if left uncovered — and (2) pavement work targeted at poor interstate segments and rural resurfacing, a focus that staff and Director Liu said helps avoid federal penalties tied to interstate pavement condition.

Discussion vs. decisions: the presentation included staff recommendations and previewed items to be formally noticed on the commission agenda; no final commission votes were recorded in the workshop transcript. Staff repeatedly distinguished (1) discussion only, (2) requests to be agendized for action, and (3) future formal actions expected at later public meetings.

What’s next: CDOT staff will present the four maintenance amendment requests on the commission agenda and return in October or November with formal proposals to allocate a larger portion of the reserve toward the maintenance and pavement priorities described to the commission.","Colorado Department of Transportation staff told the Transportation Commission workshop that after closing fiscal year 2025, reconciling federal redistribution and rolling forward unspent balances, the commission program reserve stands at about $147,200,000.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5980057,"Fuels impact fee begins project distributions; $11.46M already allocated to freight projects and local governments",305,3006000,3311000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5767279-f87d9fa81cddb6e41df2a9c6499047f2&start=3006&end=3311","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5767279-f87d9fa81cddb6e41df2a9c6499047f2/thumbnail_3006000.jpg","/articles/5980057/Colorado/Fuels-impact-fee-begins-project-distributions-1146M-already-allocated-to-freight-projects-and-local-governments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5980057-423a9983192fd7d295688013ea16d30b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770411884&Signature=V6WqnZYdrq-buK6PIbNoCNOjrX2fzo~tt0rSjzt6h2tIStEtooco2~YGjQLUeyqM9IzS89ZyCyJW5qg2D~k-IWsjJc2m1~0-7Hp894KcMagk5TS7bnJgACufXp-Kqr0YtuRTVHCKzkS1C5J0QaNb57pRSsoYJ4L8SWMCbP6Pk5VUIbaP3W1haVQKoCJTkEtsand-1rxHGZxcgU4pndkpFFirCu0dSztydoO~9AxEWVSOmhznYuDG6cPD2CKpPjQxhxIk8e6yi-a56H~ckmrbNSEHjAaWBu1WJgqPvcOWaaAPLG201hZg9NH9XWMVdazkg5uqxrmQySWo~9F8yXRbrA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fuels Impact Enterprise staff told the commission they have collected the statutory fuel‑impact reduction fee and distributed FY24 and FY25 funds to local governments and to the state project allocation program.

Background and fee structure: the enterprise was created by Senate Bill 23‑280 and the board set the maximum fuel impact reduction fee under statute; staff said that rate yields about $15,000,000 per year statewide. Under statute, $10,000,000 of the annual revenue is distributed to specific local governments (Adams County, City of Aurora, El Paso County, Mesa County and Otero County) pro rata by amount of fuel distributed at those locations; the remaining $5,000,000 is available to the state for freight‑related projects and other eligible activities.

What staff said they have done: Craig Hurst and Darius Pacbach explained that Colorado received an additional $1,460,000 of remaining FY24 revenue that the fuel enterprise board allocated in January 2025 to the state project allocation fund, bringing total state‑available funds to $11,460,000 for distribution. The enterprise has already approved $9.5 million of that pool to projects in Regions 1, 2 and 3, including a $7 million allocation for a Deer Trail I‑70 bridge package (Region 1) and roughly $1.25 million each for Regions 2 and 3 for surface treatment on freight routes.

Planned FY25 allocations: staff proposed distributing a remaining $1,726,000 of FY25 funds with $1,250,000 to Region 4 (surface treatments on freight routes) and $476,000 to Region 5, noting Region 5 has fewer eligible lane‑miles (no interstate) so the recommended allocation is smaller. Staff said they will bring a formal request to the boards for approval in November.

Why it matters: staff framed the money as targeted to freight‑route maintenance, hazard mitigation and emergency‑response projects and said the funds are limited to activities tied to the statute’s freight and hazardous‑materials objectives. Craig Hurst said the surface‑treatment projects in Regions 2 and 3 will likely produce roughly 15–20 miles of pavement treatment in each region.

Discussion and next steps: staff emphasized the legal constraint that local distributions must follow the statutory percentage of fuel distributed at the enumerated sites; they also said the state’s $5 million share must be used on federally eligible freight or emergency response projects or other statutory categories. The enterprise board will present the Region 4/5 allocation request at an upcoming meeting and continue coordinating with CDOT regions on freight‑route priorities.

Quotable: “The board of directors voted to allocate an additional $1,460,000 of remaining FY24 revenue to the state project allocation fund,” Craig Hurst said, summarizing the board’s January 2025 action.

No formal commission action was recorded at the workshop; the fuels enterprise board has authority to adopt allocations and will bring items to the CDOT commission or enterprise board for formal votes when required by statute and enterprise bylaws.","The Fuels Impact Enterprise told the Transportation Commission workshop that the state’s fuel‑impact fee yields about $15 million a year and that FY24–25 collections have already funded local distributions and state freight projects, with $11.46 million allocated for state projects this cycle.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5980040,"CDOT adopts updated Statewide Plan; 10‑year plan work to prioritize pavement, rural roads and mobility projects",543,7004000,7547000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5767279-f87d9fa81cddb6e41df2a9c6499047f2&start=7004&end=7547","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5767279-f87d9fa81cddb6e41df2a9c6499047f2/thumbnail_7004000.jpg","/articles/5980040/Colorado/CDOT-adopts-updated-Statewide-Plan-10year-plan-work-to-prioritize-pavement-rural-roads-and-mobility-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5980040-472f8d3d9527a83651561717dff39b72/orig.mp4?Expires=1770411884&Signature=m2YUup6JROsRZ7H75z~CB7h-k4z6Efb71z1fzziGRCzSJ3vwp~XQ1izN9NLBucUkAbceH5LLLKEbEMcU5YkhmkEh0wNIyxPUQYdIFyd0xFYuRiLC4gXOrOu5YEE2tztTvKio0EQD0Ua5obkRDe0bUZSv2oPfncY0AeV4S3~z5RawOP9ucpoaaylZI8pxiDGsbbdA4VbRNJvsfLtF1biMErH04b0RXwiu~xjiCuZYZO-pKAazOec9M42TBOL32hopgcFJaQy0aL6rtkiwZLYE461K6IOccjTflzB9awOKB0nAXhI~tQpSSSrZM7C1u-bkfpmameDH0kIRRoKiw4ssxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","CDOT planning staff presented the department’s updated statewide (long‑range) transportation plan, summarized public comments received during a 30‑day public comment period, and previewed work to develop the department’s next 10‑year prioritized plan.

Public engagement and edits: Marissa Gahan and Darius Pacbach said CDOT held extensive outreach for the plan: more than 110 stakeholder meetings, nine telephone town halls with about 50,000 participants, online surveys with roughly 3,400 responses, and engagement with metropolitan planning organizations and transportation planning regions. During the 30‑day formal comment period the department received 28 written public comments. Staff said they incorporated non‑substantive edits and added clarifying language in response to comments asking for clearer discussion of land use links, emphasis on freight and rural roads, more detail on wildlife crossings, and both support for and requests to rebalance emphasis between pavement and multimodal investments.

Purpose and link to the 10‑year plan: staff stressed that the statewide plan establishes goals and performance measures (Policy Directive 14) that guide later, delivery‑focused work. The next step is the 10‑year plan: staff will translate the long‑range goals and performance targets into a four‑year prioritized list of projects (FY27–FY30) and an out‑years list (FY31+). The 10‑year plan will be financially constrained using CDOT’s revenue forecast and will explicitly show how enterprise funds, grant awards and other capital programs interact with the prioritized list.

Regional priorities previewed: staff highlighted candidate projects and priorities that regions submitted through regional 4P (project programming) processes. Examples:
- Region 1: Federal Boulevard bus rapid transit (BRT) — 18 miles of side‑running BRT lanes connecting multiple rail lines; design aimed to be complete by 2027.
- Region 2: US‑50 resurfacing combined with up to 12 passing lanes on freight stretches between Pueblo and the Kansas border.
- Region 3: I‑70 Glenwood Canyon pavement and guardrail replacement; US‑40 Red Dirt Hill safety improvements.
- Region 4: Colorado 14 safety improvements (shoulder widening, passing zones) and mobility hub build‑outs on I‑25.
- Region 5: US‑160 safety and mobility improvements; Colorado 159 resurfacing; multimodal sidewalk and ADA improvements in small towns.

Performance and greenhouse gas planning: staff reiterated that the statewide plan aligns with the department’s greenhouse‑gas planning standard (adopted as rule) and PD‑14 goals (safety, fix‑it‑first, and sustainably increasing transportation choice). Staff said the plan and the forthcoming 10‑year plan will include greenhouse‑gas modeling and performance reporting.

What’s next: staff said they will post the final redline and final plan documents online and present the statewide plan for adoption; the 10‑year plan will follow with workshops this fall and a proposed prioritized list for commission consideration in the coming months. The statewide plan materials and a public‑comment redline will be made available on CDOT’s website.","CDOT staff presented an updated statewide transportation plan and said the document — refined after 28 formal public comments and extensive outreach — will serve as the policy foundation for a forthcoming 10‑year prioritized plan that will emphasize pavement, rural roads and targeted multimodal investments.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5980046,"CDOT proposes technical statutory cleanups for 2026 session; automated‑enforcement and chain‑assist fixes included",582,6057000,6639000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5767279-f87d9fa81cddb6e41df2a9c6499047f2&start=6057&end=6639","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5767279-f87d9fa81cddb6e41df2a9c6499047f2/thumbnail_6057000.jpg","/articles/5980046/Colorado/CDOT-proposes-technical-statutory-cleanups-for-2026-session-automatedenforcement-and-chainassist-fixes-included","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5980046-6394a39795c6f59db372054f661be599/orig.mp4?Expires=1770411884&Signature=l3TX~dCF4Z-Smyq6HVAwvXDIBqj3GFe9186~nt~qSLdsV9dlcMJGNagzX4hPfh5pF4pyLGtOWGQueoomQ4dxN4iRR~~BCg9j-72HDS0IHprjmHOlpaETDAQJfpdoNUaE6VuvNO3DAeU0x0H3khdol-GC2x0iMV~kEqlrXV9bT0eRhFCsTwddPqQjJtYVx0LVYJ3dv7~zzhb1ms1-R6EsuBSwbNHlrUxF2bbLvqFDeVdrWREYMiSW8y-JTPW5vWSJFRuEMHzCHIRGSGQK3uS0gDIe8P8mSgTg5QpdOl1hfn7UOMqM7Licq2Lgkx0ayBXudd3AT5e9VxVPAZP0pDWsCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Emily Hathaway, CDOT legislative liaison, briefed the commission on a proposed “statutory cleanups” concept the department plans to pursue with legislative interim committees.

Overview: the package is primarily technical and intended to reduce ambiguity, correct drafting errors from prior bills, and align statute with existing practice. Hathaway said the Transportation Legislative Review Committee (TLRC) may draft up to five bills in the interim and select three as official committee bills; CDOT’s cleanup concept was submitted for consideration.

Key cleanups and clarifications described by staff:
- Chain assist program fee remittance: staff said a drafting error caused the small administrative fee in the chain‑assist permitting program (SB25‑69) to be remitted to the Highway Users Tax Fund rather than the State Highway Fund; the proposed cleanup would direct the fee to the State Highway Fund so CDOT can recoup administrative costs without additional remittance steps.
- Automated speed enforcement: two prior bills expanded automated enforcement and provided cleanups; current statutory language prevents issuing civil penalties to violators traveling more than 25 mph over the posted limit. CDOT proposed language to clarify civil penalties for the most severe violators. Hathaway said the agency has issued warnings only while the issue is resolved.
- Commercial vehicle lane restrictions: a cleanup to specify “furthest left general‑purpose lane” so the statute is not ambiguous about managed lanes or express lanes where commercial motor vehicles may be restricted.
- Transportation Commission district update: add Broomfield County to the statutory list for Commission District 4 (Broomfield became a county after the district list was written).
- Repeal and housekeeping: remove obsolete studies and outdated Highway Users Tax Fund allocation language, and repeal a dated Transportation Commission district study.
- Aeronautical SIB transfer language: align the statute so the Transportation Commission is not required to approve transfers to the aeronautical board’s SIB loans in ways that conflict with current practice.
- Chief engineer statute correction, standardized board terms: minor statutory moves to clean up language and standardize appointed board term lengths across CDOT boards.

Why it matters: Hathaway said the bill is intended to clarify legislative intent without changing policy direction, and to reduce administrative friction. She cautioned the automated‑enforcement cleanup could raise public debate because automated enforcement is politically sensitive, but the cleanup’s intent is to ensure the statute covers severe violators.

Next steps and timing: staff said TLRC selected a set of interim bills and that CDOT will continue to refine language; if TlRC pursues the cleanup bill it will not count against a legislator’s five bill limit if advanced as an official committee bill. The department will continue to coordinate with the governor’s office and stakeholders as language is finalized.","CDOT’s legislative liaison told the Transportation Commission staff will pursue a package of technical statutory cleanups for the 2026 session, including fixes to the chain‑assist fee remittance, clarification of automated‑enforcement penalties for extreme speed violations, and other housekeeping changes.","actionData","errors"]

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Bridge & Tunnel Enterprise outlines FY27 draft budget, recent financings and two Bridge Investment Program grant bids

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Fuels impact fee begins project distributions; $11.46M already allocated to freight projects and local governments

CDOT adopts updated Statewide Plan; 10‑year plan work to prioritize pavement, rural roads and mobility projects

CDOT proposes technical statutory cleanups for 2026 session; automated‑enforcement and chain‑assist fixes included