Local Agency Resource Hub

This hub is intended to provide Colorado local agencies with practical asphalt pavement resources, recent updates, funding information, pavement management tools, and specification references.

Local Agency Trends for 2026

Colorado Business Economic Outlook 2026

County Government: “... Rising costs, slowing economic growth, and limited revenue flexibility continue to squeeze county budgets in ways that are becoming difficult to manage. County revenues are not keeping pace with expenditures.”

Municipal Government: “... Most municipalities feel the economy is about the same or worse than a year ago. Western Slope and Eastern Plains economies reported slightly better conditions. Top challenge: unfunded street and road maintenance.”

Local Agency Asphalt Brief

This monthly newsletter is designed specifically for Colorado cities, towns, and counties responsible for planning, funding, and delivering street and road programs. Each edition shares practical insights, specification updates, funding considerations, and lessons learned from peer agencies across the state.

Past Local Agency Briefs

• July 2026 Local Agency Asphalt Brief - HiMod, Part 2: What We Are Learning on I-70
• June 2026 Local Agency Asphalt Brief - Introducing HiMod Asphalt to Colorado
• May 2026 Local Agency Asphalt Brief - Effective Pre-Paving Meetings
• April 2026 Local Agency Asphalt Brief - Specifications
• March 2026 Local Agency Asphalt Brief - Project Delivery

Pavement Condition, Funding, and Performance Survey

CAPA’s annual pavement condition and funding summaries provide a useful benchmark for tracking local agency pavement conditions, funding levels, and long-term trends.

• 2026 Pavement Condition, Funding and Performance Survey
• 2025 Pavement Condition, Funding and Performance Survey
• 2024 Pavement Condition, Funding and Performance Survey
• 2023 Pavement Condition, Funding and Performance Survey
• 2022 Pavement Condition, Funding and Performance Survey
• 2021 Pavement Condition, Funding and Performance Survey
• 2020 Pavement Condition, Funding and Performance Survey
• 2019 Pavement Condition, Funding and Performance Survey
• 2018 Pavement Condition, Funding and Performance Survey
• 2017 Pavement Condition, Funding and Performance Survey
• 2016 Pavement Condition, Funding and Performance Survey
• 2014 Pavement Condition, Funding and Performance Survey

Download the CAPA PCI Survey Form

Street Improvement Funding Resources

These resources can help agencies frame pavement funding needs, communicate with elected officials, and review examples of successful local funding approaches.

• Warm Mix Asphalt and Workability: Practical Outcomes from an Incentive-Based Approach
• Sustainable Road and Bridge Funding Presentation, CCI Summer Conference 2022
• Talking Points for Communicating Budget Funding Solutions to Elected Officials
• City of Thornton Street Rehabilitation Funding Program
• City of Greeley Street Funding Sales Tax
• Arapahoe County Road and Bridge Funding Success Story
• City of Colorado Springs Measure 2C Street Funding
• Estimated New Revenue from 0.62% Sales Tax Increase, County Shares
• Estimated New Revenue from 0.62% Sales Tax Increase, City Shares

Pavement Management Systems

These references provide examples of pavement management approaches, implementation guidance, and agency-level case studies.

• MGPEC Annual Meeting Presentation on Pavement and Asset Management
• Quick Check Roadway Health Exercise with Notes
• City of Greeley PMS Overview
• City of Westminster PMS Overview
• Implementing a PASER Pavement Management System
• Pavement Management Implementations, One Size Does Not Fit All
• A Regional Perspective on Pavement Management

Local Agency Specifications

Regional and statewide specification resources for local agency asphalt pavement work are available below.

• Municipal Governments Pavement Engineers Council, MGPEC Asphalt Specification (Statewide)
• Pikes Peak Regional Transportation Authority, PPRTA Specification (El Paso County Area)
• Upper Colorado River Basin, UCRB Specification (Glenwood Springs, Aspen, Eagle, Rifle)
• Mixture Submittal Form