The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the creation of a department of transportation in Colorado is necessary to: Provide strategic planning for statewide transportation systems to meet the transportation challenges to be faced by Colorado in the future; Promote coordination between different modes of transportation; Integrate governmental functions in order to reduce the […]
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Commission” means the transportation commission created by section 43-1-106. “Department” means the department of transportation created by this part 1. “Executive director” means the executive director of the department. “Mass transit” means a coordinated system of transit modes providing transportation for use by the general […]
There is hereby created the department of transportation, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of transportation, which office is hereby created. The executive director shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The office of the […]
The department consists of the following divisions: The highway maintenance division, created in section 43-1-114; The engineering, design, and construction division, created in section 43-1-116; The transportation development division, created in section 43-1-117; The aeronautics division, created in article 10 of this title; and The transit and rail division created in section 43-1-117.5. In addition […]
The executive director shall: Plan, develop, construct, coordinate, and promote an integrated transportation system in cooperation with federal, regional, local, and other state agencies and with private individuals and organizations concerned with transportation planning and operations in the state; Initiate such comprehensive planning measures and authorize such studies and other research as he or she […]
There is hereby created a transportation commission, which shall consist of eleven members. The initial members of the commission shall be the members of the state highway commission immediately prior to July 1, 1991, and each such commission member shall continue to represent the same district. One member of the commission shall be appointed by […]
At the request of the executive director or in his or her absence or disability, the deputy director of the department shall perform all of the duties of the executive director, and, when so acting, the deputy director shall have all the powers of and be subject to all of the restrictions imposed upon the […]
The department shall, on and after July 1, 1991, execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations vested in the state department of highways as a principal department prior to July 1, 1991, concerning the duties and functions transferred to the department pursuant to this article. On and after July 1, […]
There is hereby created the office of chief engineer. The chief engineer shall be a licensed professional engineer with a minimum of ten years’ responsible engineering experience, including management and organization in the field of highway engineering. The chief engineer shall be appointed by the executive director pursuant to section 13 of article XII of […]
The chief engineer is the director of the engineering, design, and construction division and has direct control and management of the functions of the division subject only to the direction and supervision of the executive director as prescribed in this part 1. The chief engineer shall attend all meetings of the commission and, except as […]
On behalf of the department of transportation, the chief engineer has the authority to take and hold and to contract to take and hold title to real property, or any interest therein, in the name of the department of transportation, whether such real property or interest is used, or intended to be used, for right-of-way […]
The attorney general shall provide legal services for the department of transportation, including the commission. The executive director shall cause the attorney general to bring and prosecute for and defend on behalf of and in the name of the department, or any of its divisions, suits and proceedings: To acquire rights-of-way and other property for […]
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: Section 20 of article X of the state constitution limits state fiscal year spending; Subject to certain exclusions specified in section 20 of article X of the state constitution, all state general fund expenditures and all state cash fund expenditures, including expenditures of the department and the […]
All funds and moneys to the credit of the department of transportation shall be expended under the supervision and direction of the commission within the total expenditures prescribed by the general assembly for the fiscal year pursuant to section 43-1-112.5; except that moneys in the aviation fund shall be expended pursuant to the provisions of […]
There is hereby created in the state treasury the transportation infrastructure revolving fund, referred to in this section as the “revolving fund”, which shall be maintained and administered by the executive director. The revolving fund shall consist of federal, state, or private grants and all moneys that may be transferred or appropriated thereto by the […]
There is hereby created a highway maintenance division in the department of transportation. The executive director shall appoint the director of the division, and either the executive director, the director of the division, or another designee of the executive director shall appoint other necessary staff of the division in accordance with the provisions of section […]
The transportation development division shall compile and maintain consistent information concerning the condition of the streets, roads, highways, and other transportation systems of this state. Such information shall be obtained from data available to the division, counties, and municipalities and shall be obtained from the appropriate personnel of the transportation development division, the governmental officials […]
There is hereby created, in the department of transportation, the engineering, design, and construction division, the head of which shall be the chief engineer. The engineering, design, and construction division and the office of the chief engineer shall exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of transportation and the executive […]
There is hereby created, in the department of transportation, the transportation development division, the head of which shall be the director of the transportation development division, which office is hereby created. The transportation development division and the office of the director of such division shall exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under […]
There is hereby created in the department of transportation the transit and rail division, the head of which shall be the director of the transit and rail division, which office is hereby created. The transit and rail division and the office of the director of the division shall exercise their powers and perform their duties […]
