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RTD Starts Extension
Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) recently broke ground for its Southeast Rail Extension Project, which will add three new stations and 2.3 miles of track to the current 19-mile light rail line when it is complete in 2019.
RTD estimates that the $233.1 million construction project will create more than 300 jobs through 2019. In addition to the new stations, the project includes three bridges and a 1,300-space parking garage. All stations will be within walking distance of more than 500 acres of new mixed-use, commercial and residential development.
RTD General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Dave Genova said when the line opens, passengers will be able to connect to two existing light rail lines and one not-yet-open line and transfer to University of Colorado A Line commuter rail to Denver International Airport or Union Station from one of the new stations.
“By expanding light rail south of the city, we are creating efficient new access to Denver and all the city has to offer for residents in the greater metropolitan area,” said FTA Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers. “This investment will improve connections for residents along the I-25 corridor who want to access Denver International Airport or jobs, school, medical care and other vital services in Douglas County and downtown Denver.”
The $233.1 million construction budget includes a $92 million FTA Capital Investment Grant that allowed RTD to give Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc. the notice to proceed with construction. RTD invested $71 million in the rail extension project, with $7.5 million in federal funds from the Denver Regional Council of Governments and an unprecedented $25 million in cash and an estimated $3 million in land and right-of-way permits from the city of Lone Tree, Douglas County, Coventry Development Corporation and the Southeast Public Improvement District.
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Breaking ground for RTD's Southeast Rail Extension Project, from left: Anthony Loui, FTA community planner; RTD Director Gary Lasater; Linda Gehrke, FTA Region 8 administrator; Roger Partridge, Douglas County commissioner; Jim Gunning, mayor of Lone Tree; Keith Simon, Coventry Development; Dave Genova, RTD general manager & CEO; Roger Wilson, vice president of operations, Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc.; and Andy Mutz, project manager, RTD.
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