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The East Corridor was approved by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on November 6, 2009, when the FTA issued a Record of Decision.
The Preferred Alternative is 22.8-miles of electrified commuter rail extending from Denver Union Station in downtown Denver to Denver International Airport. The line has five intermediate stations, located at 38th/Blake, Colorado, Central Park, Peoria, and 40th/Airport.
The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) comment
period ended on October 7, 2009. Click here to view the comments and responses to the FEIS.
What’s Next?
The issuance of the ROD from FTA means that the East Corridor commuter rail project can continue to make steps towards FTA approval to move into final design and construction. RTD will contract with a team of private partners to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Gold Line, the East Corridor, the electrified segment of the Northwest Rail Corridor, and the commuter rail maintenance facility as a public-private partnership called the Eagle P3 Project.
RTD released a request for proposals (RFP) for the Eagle P3 Project in September and is scheduled to select a private team in June 2010.
With this recent action from the FTA, the $ 1.3 billion East Corridor commuter rail project is still on schedule to begin construction as early as next year.
Thank you for your continued involvement on the East Corridor EIS project. If you have further questions about the study, please contact the study team at:
East Corridor Project Team
1560 Broadway, Suite 700
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-299-2000
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