From the Aspen Times:

Standing in front of a crumbling 50-year-old bridge over Interstate 25, Gov. Bill Ritter signed a bill Monday that will raise registration fees on millions of vehicles to provide $250 million for bridge and road repair and put thousands of people to work on construction jobs.

Ritter said Colorado drivers should be willing to pay an average $3 a month for safe roads and invest in Colorado’s future.

“With this bill, we’ll be able to begin work on the many unsafe bridges and roads all across this state, work that has been neglected for far too long. And at a time when the entire country is suffering from a recession, this legislation will let us save jobs, create jobs and help us get our economy moving again,” said Ritter, who was surrounded by Thornton town council members, unemployed construction workers and dozens of dignitaries.

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