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Transportation
Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
Click here for project list
The Boulder County Transportation Capital
Improvement Program includes all of our
construction projects - roads, bridges, pathways, drainage improvements
and trails.
CIP Maps
CIP Funding
Funding for Capital Improvements comes from three
main funding sources:
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The Road and Bridge Fund is a
combination of property tax, use tax, and gasoline tax (Revenues).
A portion of the Road and Bridge fund is distributed to
cities and towns for maintenance of their roads. An additional
amount is used by the
County for road maintenance purposes. For 2009, approximately
$2.7 million of Road and Bridge funding will be spent on capital
projects.
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The
Transportation Sales Tax is a countywide 1/10th-of-one-percent
sales tax (ten cents on every $100 purchase) on all sales in Boulder
County. Funds are dedicated 100 percent to a specific list of
transportation projects approved by Boulder County voters in 2001
and extended in 2007. Eighty-five percent of all funds
collected are dedicated to roadway and transit improvements.
Fifteen percent goes towards the construction of the
regional trails programs.
Approximately $3.5 million per year is collected through this fund.
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Federal, State, and Local partnerships fund a percentage of the
County's CIP program. These funds include federal
transportation grants awarded to Boulder County for specific
projects as well as partnerships with local municipalities, the
state highway department (CDOT), or other funding agencies to
successfully complete projects. For 2009, Boulder County
expects to spend over $3.0 million in funding from these
partnerships.
Capital Projects
The capital improvement program includes several types of projects:
roadway projects; shoulder projects; transit projects; pedestrian
projects; and trails projects. Click
here for a list of past and future projects.
Roadway and shoulder projects are those that reconstruct roadways or
add shoulders to improve safety for motorists, pedestrians, and
cyclists.
Transit Projects help improve the transit system within the County
including partnerships with RTD and other cities and towns to add
transit service on routes that are critical to the County. Travel
Demand Management (TDM) programs which encourage travel by bus, carpool,
or vanpool are also funded through the county's CIP.
Pedestrian Projects fund improvements to pedestrian faculties that
cross county roads or, in some cases state highways within the county.
Trails projects fund improvements to regional trails as identified in
the 2003 Regional Trails Prioritization effort.
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