Rural Colorado leaders worry state cuts to road and bridge funding will put languishing projects farther out of reach

Rural Colorado leaders worry state cuts to road and bridge funding will put languishing projects farther out of reach

Road and bridge projects in Colorado will lose tens of millions of dollars in funding over the next two years under state lawmakers’ proposed spending plan — one of the largest cuts being considered as legislators look to close a $1.2 billion budget shortfall.  The budget package introduced last week would cut $64 million from the State Highway Fund in the 2025-26 fiscal year and another $50 million the following fiscal year. Lawmakers say they …