Road Funding Supporters Pull Measure From Colorado Ballot After Striking Deal with Lawmakers
Backers say the deal could earmark as much as $120 million for road repairs and send a related measure to voters in November 2027.
- On Thursday, Aug. 27, Restore Our Roads withdrew Initiative 175 from the November ballot after reaching a compromise agreement with state lawmakers and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, the Democratic nominee for governor.
- Initiative 175 would have mandated roughly $2 billion in annual road spending, including about $540 million from the general fund, prompting Democratic opposition over concerns it would siphon funding from education and healthcare.
- Under the new deal, legislators committed to earmarking as much as $120 million for roadway repair without cutting into the general fund while planning a referred ballot measure for November 2027.
- With the initiative withdrawn, House Bill 1430—originally passed to neutralize the amendment by temporarily cutting gas taxes and transportation fees—will no longer take effect.
- Legislators will shape the funding proposals next year with input from road advocates, though implementation hinges on the outcome of November elections when Democrats are favored to retain control.
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Colorado NewslineBackers to pull Colorado road funding ballot measure after deal with state lawmakers
Backers of a ballot initiative that would funnel more money into Colorado road maintenance and repair announced that they will withdraw the measure after negotiating a funding strategy with state lawmakers. The measure, known as Initiative 175, would have created…
Aspen Times
Road funding supporters pull measure from Colorado ballot after striking deal with lawmakers
Supporters of a ballot measure that would have forced the Colorado legislature to spend more money on roads said they plan to withdraw their initiative after striking a deal with lawmakers. Restore Our Roads, the group formed to support the ballot initiative, announced on Thursday, Aug. 27, that it had reached an agreement with lawmakers and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser — the Democratic nominee for governor — to dedicate money for road…
Coalition drops Colorado transportation ballot measure after securing deal
The proposed constitutional amendment seeking to dedicate all transportation-related revenue to Colorado’s roads and bridges will no longer appear in this November’s ballot after its proponents reached an agreement with lawmakers following months of negotiations. Initiative No. 175, backed by the coalition Restore Our Roads, would have required that all transportation-related revenue be used exclusively […]
Colorado road funding ballot measure will be pulled following deal reached with state lawmakers
A construction industry-backed group says a “funding framework” they've agreed to with Democrats at the Colorado Capitol will provide more dollars than Initiative 175 would have
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