'Restore Our Roads' ballot initiative officially qualifies for Colorado statewide ballot
- Media Logic Radio
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Colorado voters will decide this November whether transportation tax dollars should be used almost exclusively for roads and bridges.
A ballot measure known as Restore Our Roads, or Initiative 175, has officially qualified for the statewide ballot after supporters submitted enough valid signatures.
If approved, the measure would amend Colorado’s constitution to require that revenue from gasoline taxes, motor vehicle sales taxes, and much of the tax collected on vehicle parts be directed to road-related purposes. That includes building and repairing roads and bridges, transportation planning and engineering, driver safety improvements, and funding the Colorado State Patrol.
Supporters, including construction industry groups, say transportation taxes should be dedicated to maintaining and improving Colorado’s road system.
Opponents argue the measure would redirect more than 500 million dollars a year away from other transportation priorities, including transit and multimodal projects, and could limit the state’s flexibility in addressing future transportation needs.
Under the proposal, sixty percent of the money would go to the Colorado Department of Transportation, with the remaining forty percent distributed to counties and municipalities.
State lawmakers have already passed legislation designed to lessen the measure’s impact on the state budget if voters approve it.
Colorado voters will have the final say when they head to the polls on November 3rd.
