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CDOT MISSIONThe Mission of the Colorado Department of Transportation

is to provide Colorado with the bestpossible multimodal transportation system

that will effectively move people, goods, and information

Presentation to the

Joint Budget CommitteeDecember 2nd 2008

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SB97-001 & HB02-1310

State Gas Tax

Federal Gas Tax to Colorado (Net Totals)

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1983 vs. 2008 Then and Now

Ronald Reagan was President

Microsoft Word introduced

Michael Jackson’s Thriller is released

McDonald’s introduces the McNugget

Jay Cutler is born

A-Team debuts on NBC

Denver Broncos trade for John Elway

Colorado Population*1983 = 3.1M

2009 = 5.1M*Colorado Demography Office 2008

Daily Vehicle Miles (VMT)

1988 = 16.5M 2007 = 28.6M

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• Highways: $180M

• Transit: $31M

• Aviation:$20-$25M

• Clean Water State Revolving Fund: $51M

-Status Update-Congress is expected to consider

stimulus in January 2009

Economic Stimulus/Recovery

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– FY ’09 authorized amount: $527M

– TC adopted $337M based on expected revenues

– Insolvency could have resulted in additional cut of $100M

– $8B emergency transfer held off $100M loss and partially

restores the authorized amount

• Federal Authorization

– SAFETEA-LU Expires September 30, 2009

• Hearings scheduled for January 2009

• Will determine focus of federal funds for the next 6

years

• CDOT has organized a steering committee to develop

Colorado’s recommendations.

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2005 - 2020 Good/Fair Analysis

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$27M/YR FY10 Funding

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$33,160,235$37,098,286

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• $1B transportation spending, generates 37,000

jobs and $6B in additional gross domestic

product.

• $231M worth of road projects produced 51,000 jobs that created

$6.1B in economic value

• In Colorado one week last summer

95 CDOT projects = 2335 jobs**Non-government employees

–(Kansas DOT Study 2006)

–(American Public Works Association)

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Snapshot of Employment

442 Workers*$84M Dollars

$2.2M27 WorkersResurface (chain up station)

$3.1M14 WorkersSafety

$9.7M56 WorkersSafety

$200K11 WorkersResurface

$12M12 WorkersResurface

$3.6M33 WorkersSafety

$2.9M41 WorkersSafety

$1M11 WorkersResurface $5M

36 WorkersResurface

$18.7M51 WorkersReconstruction

6 Months/Average Project Length

54 Companies

$3.7M85 WorkersResurface

$9.5M11 WorkersRestoration/Rehab

$7.6M41 WorkersRestoration/Rehab

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8 Companies, Employing:

Managers: 2

Supervisors: 3

Foremen: 4

Equipment Operators: 9

Mechanics: 3

Truck Drivers: 6

Cement Masons: 6

Electricians: 3

Painters: 1

Laborers, Semi-Skilled: 11

Laborers, Unskilled: 6

Apprentices: 2

Eagle County Project: $9.7 million

On our random week in July, 8 companies working on this job

provided salaries to 56 workers at an average wage of $ 21 / hour.

The project employed workers for over three months.

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Eff

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sCost Cutting & Measures

Hiring freeze

Gas Cards: Individual PIN numbers

Carpooling

Added additional maintenance employees to reduce overtime and per diem expenditures

New “Green” Construction Specifications

2008 GEMS StudyGovernment Efficiency Management Survey

Improved utilization of CDOT maintenance garage

Reduced weed cutting costs

Reduction of consulting contracts

Reduction of fuel consumption

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Eff

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sTransportation Finance Panel 2004

•Expanded Design/Build approach

•Upgraded to SAP

•Regional Transportation Authorities (RTA’s) created in state statute

•Colorado Tolling Enterprise

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Eff

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s We are doing our job, so you can do yours

Effectively using existing resourcesto move people and goods in a

safe and timely manner

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Transportation Finance

& Implementation Panel 2008

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• 25 Statewide Meetings

• Strategic Vision Development

• Revenue Considerations

• Reiterated $1.5 Billion Need

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Legislative L

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– CDOT Limited Gaming Fund

– CDOT Base Adjustment & First Time Drunk Driving

Offenders Account Funding

– CDOT Transportation Rule Making FTE

• Transit and Rail Division

• Aeronautics

• Maintenance Incentive Pilot Program

• CDC Request-Bridges

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We welcome

your help in

keeping Colorado moving

and

addressing our

transportation crisis

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