DENVER (AP) -- Colorado is fixing or building 10 state-owned bridges with its federal stimulus highway money, accounting for about 12 percent of the total work.
Seven are ranked as having some kind of structural or safety problem and four of those are considered to be among the worst in the state.
But when all the stimulus work is done Colorado will still have another 124 bridges ranked in poor condition, the lowest rating in the state's system.
The state transportation department says Colorado's roadways are in worse shape than its bridges. While 47 percent of roadways are considered to be in poor shape, only about 5 percent of its bridges are rated as poor.
The state is also counting on new vehicle registration fees to help catch up on repairs to bridges.
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