Transportation Capital Improvement Project Funding

The budget for Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) includes all expenditures for the construction and maintenance of roadways, walkways, bikeways, bridges and storm drainage.

The 2007 CIP budget is $15.2 million.

Capital improvement project revenues (pie chart) are derived primarily from:

• Highway user funds (federal/state)

• The Road and Bridge Fund (derived from local property taxes at a mill levy rate of .207 mills)

• A countywide Transportation Sales Tax

• A specific ownership tax on vehicle license plates

Capital improvement project expenditures (pie chart) are primarily distributed to:

• Road Maintenance
• Road Projects (Property Tax funded)
• Road Projects (Sales Tax funded)
• Local Improvement Districts
• Payments to cities for road improvements

Informational Resources:

• Brochure listing completed, current and future CIP projects and overview of Transportation Department (pdf)
• 5-year status report on the 7-year county CIP Transportation Sales Tax (pdf)
• List of proposed projects and maps over the next 15 years based on priority requests from cities, towns, and unincorporated areas of Boulder County (pdf)

Proposed CIP Maps