By Ed Sealover
Colorado's road funding is about to experience unprecedented losses, but residents apparently still do not consider it a crisis, state legislators learned Tuesday.
For the first time, all three of the main funding sources for state roads - the gas tax, federal revenues and a spillover account in the state budget - are set to decline at once, Colorado Department of Transportation Executive Director Russ George said.
Lower-than-expected federal revenues also could fall $80 million more, decimating construction and paving projects.
Still, a recent survey by the group Move Colorado showed that while voters are beginning to see transportation as a more pressing issue, they aren't ready yet to raise taxes, executive director Randy Harrison said. ...
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