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U.S. 36 Transportation Improvements Moving Ahead

Progress Forward:  U.S. 36 Transportation Improvements Moving Ahead

The U.S. 36 Preferred Alternative was defined December 2009 and includes a package of multi-modal transportation investments to improve mobility along the U.S. 36 corridor.  The U.S. 36 Preferred Alternative includes HOV/HOT lanes, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and a corridor-wide commuter bikeway, interchange and bridge replacement and pavement replacement for a total cost of $1.3 billion. 

U.S. 36 will be reconstructed in phases as funding is identified.  Phase One improvements include 6.8 miles of HOV/HOT lanes, commuter bikeway and BRT from approximately Westminster to Wadsworth.  The cost of Phase One is $160 million.  Once funding is confirmed, construction would begin early 2012 and run through 2014. 

The first funding opportunity is the TIGER Grant and TIFIA Loan project.  In February 2010, CDOT won a $10 million Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant, which was leveraged to receive additional commitments from CDOT, DRCOG and RTD.  $85 million has been achieved so far, with the remaining $55 million contingent upon receiving a federal TIFIA loan. 

36 Commuting Solutions is partnering with CDOT, RTD, DRCOG and U.S. 36 local governments to pursue every available funding opportunity.  For more information, visit www.36commutingsolutions.org .

36 Commuting Solutions eNewsletter- August 2010
In This Issue:
  • RTD FasTracks Ridership Projections Increase
  • Member Spotlight: Level(3) Communications
  • 120th Avenue Connection Project Nears Completion
  • RTD Board of Directors Election
  • Transportation Impacts of Proposed Legislation Amendments 60, 61 and Proposition 101
  • RTD Addresses $12M Budget Shortfall
  • Beyond U.S. 36
  • Worth Reading
 
 RTD FasTracks Ridership Projections Increase  
Ridership projections for nearly all RTD FasTracks corridors have risen significantly according to the Denver Regional Council of Governments' recently updated regional travel model.  
  
Below are the new RTD FasTracks forecast numbers for average weekday ridership by the year 2035:
 
 
Previously Reported
2035 New Model
North Metro
13,100
24,100
Northwest Rail
8,400
17,400
I-225
17,900
34,200
Southeast Light Rail Extension
16,200
14,800
Southwest Light Rail Extension
4,300
5,700
Central Light Rail Extension
4,900
5,800
U.S. 36 Bus Rapid Transit
10,200
14,600
    
New FasTracks ridership numbers reflect local and regional policy shifts and ongoing model enhancements.  New ridership information will not change the opening day requirements outlined in the FasTracks plan.
  
While higher ridership, in and of itself, does not necessarily translate into more federal funding, what is significant about this new ridership information is that when the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) guidance is released and a new transportation reauthorization occurs, it may help these FasTracks corridors to be identified as candidates for newly established New Starts funding, depending on the new requirements set forth by FTA.  Although most FasTracks corridors have completed their appropriate environmental documents, these documents would be revised if the new ridership numbers allowed the project to contend for any new federal monies that may become available.   
PELOSI, POLIS, U.S. 36 COALITION SHOWCASE

PELOSI, POLIS, U.S. 36 COALITION SHOWCASE U.S. 36 CORRIDOR AS NATIONAL MODEL FOR TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION

Highlight Success of $10M TIGER Grant and ARRA Funding

On March 1, 2010, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) joined members of the U.S. 36 Coalition and state transportation officials to highlight the successful impact of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including the recently announced $10 million TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant for the U.S. 36 Corridor project between Denver and Boulder.  U.S. 36 was one of 51 projects selected across the nation to receive funding, despite over 1,400 applications from all 50 states, and was one of only five projects extended a federal TIFIA (Transportation Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act) loan application.
U.S. 36 EIS COMPLETED & RECORD OF DECISION ACHIEVED

U.S. 36 EIS COMPLETED & RECORD OF DECISION ACHIEVED

From 2003 to 2009, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Regional Transportation District (RTD), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), studied multi-modal transportation improvements for the U.S. 36 corridor between Denver and Boulder in the U.S. 36 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).  

The U.S. 36 Final EIS was released for public review in October 2009, and corridor-wide public hearings were held in November 2009 to collect public input during a 45-day comment period. Public comments on the Final EIS were responded to in the US 36 Corridor Environmental Impact Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation Record of Decision (ROD).
U.S. 36 Transit Guide Now Available

Please click the link below for complete information.

Please click here for theU.S. 36 Transit Guide

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