Tom Norton, Executive Director Colorado Department of Transportation American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials September 9, 2003 METRO DENVER, COLORADO

Transportation Expansion Project Project Map

Transportation Expansion Project  Total lanes in each direction at completion  4 through lanes from Logan-I-225  5 through lanes from I-225- C-470/E-470  3 through lanes on I-225 to parker Road  Safety/operational improvements Acceleration/deceleration lanes  Complete reconstruction of I-25/I-225 Interchange  Bridge replacement Highway Elements

Transportation Expansion Project  19 miles of double track –West side alignment along I-25 –Median alignment along I-225 –High speed- no at grade crossings  13 Stations  6,000 parking spaces  Art program  New maintenance facility at Elati  34 new light rail vehicles  New Communications System Light Rail Elements

Transportation Expansion Project  Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Regional Transportation District (RTD) executed on September 9, 1999: –Establish the foundation for the new relationship. –Work cooperatively together to finance/construct the Southeast Corridor Multi-Modal Project. –Implement the Project using a single Design-Build Contract for the highway and light rail transit improvements. –Agreement on the exclusions from the Design-Build Contract. –Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) is unique nationally for a state Department of Transportation (DOT) and transit agency. CDOT and RTD Inter-Governmental Agreement

Transportation Expansion Project  Projected budget: $1.67 billion: –Light Rail elements: $879 million –Highway elements: $795 million  Voter approved bond proposals for highway and rail elements (1999 election).  No new taxes or increases to existing taxes.  Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) of $525 million through Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed on November 17, –Several municipalities and jurisdictions have committed $30 million in local matching funds. Project Budget and Funding Sources

Transportation Expansion Project  To minimize inconvenience to the public.  To meet or beat the total program budget of $1.67 billion.  To provide for a quality project.  To meet or beat the schedule to be fully operational by June 30, 2008*. * Southeast Corridor Constructors (SECC) committed to complete by Fall 2006 (22 months ahead of schedule) Project Goals

Transportation Expansion Project  Currently the largest multi-modal design build project in the U.S.  Multiple agency coordination.  Multi-modal approach.  Design-Build construction.  Primary goal: minimizing inconvenience to the public. Project Uniqueness

Transportation Expansion Project Pre-T-REX View Rendered View Widened I-25 and Light Rail in the “Narrows”

Transportation Expansion Project Pre-T-REX View Rendered View Typical Light Rail in I-225 Median

Transportation Expansion Project I-25 at University (Pre-T-REX)

Transportation Expansion Project I-25 at I-225 (July, 2003)

Transportation Expansion Project I-25 at “Narrows” (January,2003)

Transportation Expansion Project I-25 at I-225 (January, 2003)

Transportation Expansion Project I-25 at I-225 (July,2003)

Transportation Expansion Project I-25 at I-225 (July, 2003)

Transportation Expansion Project I-25 at I-225 (Rendering of Ultimate Configuration)

The Rail Partnership Partnership: Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, Union Pacific Railroad, the city and county of Denver, and the Regional Transportation District. Discussing opportunities for improving freight and passenger mobility throughout Colorado’s front range—including possible rail infrastructure relocation and freight line consolidation Goal: Development of a long-term plan to ease traffic congestion and improve passenger and freight mobility without impacting the competitive balance between railroads or economic health of corporations within the state.

Public Benefits and Costs Study CDOT funded study - $500,000 –Completion in spring 2004 Expected to be an initial phase of what may require a more detailed and comprehensive analysis. Will identify and quantify public benefits, drawbacks and costs associated with a possible transportation partnership with the railroads. Will assess whether or not benefits of the partnership are such that it would be worthwhile to the public to continue moving toward relocation and other improvements.