CDOT requests $65 million for flood repairs

The request

The Colorado Department of Transportation is requesting for flood repairs in southwest Colorado. The request is focused on repairing transportation infrastructure affected by flooding.

What is known

The request identifies southwest Colorado as the area for the repairs and sets the requested amount at. CDOT is the state agency seeking the money.

The request does not establish that the funding has been approved. It also does not establish a construction schedule or identify individual roads, bridges or other projects.

What happens next

The funding request must move through the state’s decision-making process before the money can be spent. The amount requested and the final amount approved could be different.

For residents and communities in southwest Colorado, the next concrete step is a decision on whether the request receives funding. Additional project details would clarify which flood-damaged transportation facilities are included and when repairs could begin.