COLORADO SPRINGS — On Thursday, April 11, Public Works and several elected officials came together to talk to the public about how the 2C Road Improvement program has improved roads in our local area.
Those who spoke at this event included:
- Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade
- Former Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers
- City Council President Randy Helms
- Public Works Acting Director Gayle Sturdivant
- Public Works Operations and Maintenance Manager Corey Farkas
- Local businessman James Proby
- Para-cyclist Kate Brim
About the 2C Road Improvement Program
According to the City of Colorado Springs website, the 2C program is a voter-approved sales tax that is the main source of funding to rebuild and improve the condition of the city's roads.
The funds can only be used for roadwork and work on adjacent concrete. About half of these funds are dedicated to work on sidewalks, curbs, and gutters.
2C has allowed the city to:
- repave over 1,600 lane miles
- install over 9,400 pedestrian ramps
- replace almost 306 miles of curbs and gutters
- replace 3.6 million square feet of sidewalk
Since the program started in 2016, the number of local roads in "good" condition has nearly doubled and citizen complaints about potholes have gone down by over 50%.
Last season alone, the program was able to fund:
- the repaving of over 170 lane miles
- the replacement of over 600,000 square feet of sidewalk
- the installation of over 350 new pedestrian ramps
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The city has said that this year, they hope to use this program to accomplish even more.
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“Residential roadways are going to be our big focus. Of our infrastructure, well over half of our over 6,000 lane miles are in residential roadways,” said Corey Farkas, the city’s public works operations and maintenance division manager.
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