Alternatives to the public funding and operation of Colorado's rest areas.

Details

• Creators:
  Howes, Brandon
• Corporate Creators:
  Colorado. Dept. of Transportation
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Roadside rest areas
  • Financing
  • Operating costs
  • Public private partnerships
  • Privatization
  • Government funding
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CDOT-2013-3
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Colorado
• Corporate Publisher:
  Colorado. Dept. of Transportation
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Funding
• Abstract:
  Due to budget challenges, Colorado is looking for alternative funding sources for the operation and ; maintenance of its interstate safety rest areas (SRAs). Federal Code 23 U.S.C. § 111 prohibits ; commercial “establishments for serving motor vehicle users on any highway which has been, or is ; hereafter, designated as a highway . . . on the Interstate System”… “unless the establishment is owned ; by a state and existed in its location prior to January 1, 1960.” Based on this law, the majority of ; SRAs in the U.S. have been developed to provide motorists with access to restrooms, picnic tables, and ; vending machines, but no other commercial services. ; In FY 2012, the cost of operating and maintaining twenty-seven rest areas in Colorado was just above ; $3.5 million. In addition, planned and emergency projects in 2012 cost CDOT an additional $251,233 ; for a total cost of approximately $3.75 million in 2012. Although CDOT’s cost of operating rest areas ; is lower than some states, the maintenance budget has not grown fast enough to finance their operation ; and maintenance. The closure of five SRAs in 2012 has been estimated to save the department ; $300,000 annually. CDOT also closed two SRAs in 2009 for financial and other reasons.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23393/dot_23393_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 118.28 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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