Restore Our Roads Qualifies for November Ballot

Ballot measure ensures existing fees and roads are used for roads – with no new taxes

For Immediate Release

Date: June 23, 2026

DENVER – Restore Our Roads (ROR) today announced that the Colorado Secretary of State has qualified the citizen initiative to use existing road taxes and fees to maintain and repair Colorado roads for the statewide November ballot.

“Coloradans are tired of dodging potholes and wondering why their tax money isn’t making their daily drive any safer or faster,” said Tony Milo, President & CEO of the Colorado Contractors Association. “Now Colorado voters will finally have the opportunity to say enough is enough: we want money generated from roads to fix our roads – without raising taxes.”

The measure dedicates existing sales taxes generated from motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and fuel taxes to fixing and maintaining Colorado’s deteriorating roads. For years, transportation revenues have been raided for other priorities while Colorado’s roads and bridges continue to deteriorate. In the meantime, drivers are paying the price in costly vehicle repairs, longer commutes, and lost productivity.

At the end of the legislative session, lawmakers passed HB 26-1430, which guts existing transportation funding for the ballot measure for four years. Instead of an additional $700 million a year – only 2% of the state’s budget – for roads, Coloradans will have to wait for extra  road repair and maintenance.

The silver lining, however, is that over those four years of stalled road repairs, Coloradans will receive $1.8 billion in tax and fee relief, including gas tax cuts.

The passage of HB 26-1430 unleashed an unprecedented power grab by the governor and Democratic-controlled legislature that strips voters of their right to decide how road dollars are spent with the stroke of a pen.

If the ballot measure passes, Coloradans will see more than $8 billion in existing taxes and fees go to roads. The four-year delay in implementation due to the legislature, however, will cost  $2.5 billion that otherwise would have been directed to roads. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) currently projects it has a $350 million‑a‑year shortfall just to maintain the current crumbling conditions.

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