CDOT plans to tap interstate express-lane tolls to help fund Bustang - Greeley Tribune

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Colorado plans to use money from highway tolls to help pay for the Bustang bus service. The Bustang buses connect cities across the state. This service costs about $50 million each year. Some of this money comes from a grant that will end soon. Without new funding, the service could have a big money shortage each year. The state has about $62 million a year from tolls on busy highway lanes. This money is usually for building and repairing roads. But a law allows it to be used for public transit, like the Bustang buses. This plan will help keep the buses running. Ridership on Bustang has grown a lot in recent years.