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Colorado drivers pay an additional $651 each annually due to poor road conditions. (March 2021 Colorado TRIP Report)
$1 in deferred maintenance on our infrastructure cost us $4-5 in future repairs. (March 2021 Colorado TRIP Report)
Commuters, travelers, and businesses lose 188 million hours due to traffic congestion. (CDOT 10 year vision)
47% of Colorado’s major roads are in poor or mediocre conditions. (March 2021 Colorado TRIP Report)
One-third of Colorado’s bridges were built in 1969 or earlier. (March 2021 Colorado TRIP Report)
Colorado ranks 37^th in traffic congestion in the country. (CDOT 10 year vision)
Colorado ranks 47^th in rural road conditions in the country. (Reason Foundation via CDOT 10 year vision)
40% of Denver streets have missing or too-narrow sidewalks, meaning that they cannot accommodate wheelchairs, strollers, or two people walking side-by-side. (Denver Streets Partnership report)
Congested roads cost Colorado drivers $3.5 billion in lost time and wasted fuel. (March 2021 Colorado TRIP Report)
Traffic crashes have a $6.5 billion impact in Colorado. (March 2021 Colorado TRIP Report)
The average Colorado driver spends 2 days per year sitting in traffic. (CDOT 10 year vision)

$305 billion in goods are transported in Colorado each year. (March 2021 Colorado TRIP Report)
By 2045, there will be an 82% increase in the value of freight transported in Colorado. (March 2021 Colorado TRIP Report)
Colorado’s rural roads carried 309.7 million tons of freight valued at $150.3 billion in 2019. (CDOT 10 year vision)
1.1 million jobs in Colorado depend on the health of the state’s transportation network. (March 2021 Colorado TRIP Report)
13,000 jobs are created with each $1 billion in public infrastructure funding. (USDOT via CDOT 10 year vision)
1.7 million out-of-state bike-riding tourists spend $338 million in Colorado each year. (Bicycle Colorado)
Want to increase property values? Build more bike lanes. (Bicycle Colorado)

Colorado could save up to $387 million and 40 lives per year with just a 10% increase in bicycling. (Bicycle Colorado)
The number of pedestrians killed annually on Colorado’s roadways has nearly doubled since 2009. (AAA)

The average Colorado driver burns an extra 19 gallons of gas each year by sitting in traffic. (CDOT 10 year vision)
28% of Colorado’s greenhouse gas emissions are due to the transportation sector. (CDOT 10 year vision)
Denver International Airport uses solar arrays to offset their impact on the power grid. (2020 Colorado Aviation System Plan)

Colorado is home to over 400 airports, 14 of which are used for commercial service. (2020 Colorado Aviation System Plan)
32,946,058 passengers enplaned in Colorado in 2018. (2020 Colorado Aviation System Plan)
Denver International Airport is the 5^th busiest airport in the country. (2020 Colorado Aviation System Plan)
The first-ever remote air traffic control tower is undergoing testing at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport. (2020 Colorado Aviation System Plan)

Did You Know – Colorado Transportation Facts