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Denver RTD Advances Commuter Rail Extension Proposal

Denver RTD Advances Commuter Rail Extension Proposal Denver RTD Advances Commuter Rail Extension Proposal Written by Bill Wilson, Engineering Editor; and Editor-in-Chief, Railway Track & Structures Now that the RTD Board has decided to go with the Level 2 option, a study will take place looking at costs and any construction challenges for extending commuter rail service to Boulder and Longmont, Colo. (RTD) The Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) Board of Directors has green-lighted a more detailed plan to provide “peak service” diesel-powered commuter rail transportation to Boulder and Longmont in Colorado. The RTD Board was presented with three options for the next steps in the work to fulfill promises made during the 2004 campaign for the FasTracks program. The Board chose the Level 2 option. The decision will put a study in motion that will estimate all associated costs and identify issues to be addressed with t

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With An Eye On Federal Money, RTD To Restart Planning For Boulder And Longmont Train

Hart Van Denburg/CPR News Residential and commercial development in and around Boulder Junction. If or when a commuter train ever comes to Boulder and Longmont, this would be the Boulder stop. The Regional Transportation District will restart planning of its long-delayed commuter rail line between Denver, Boulder and Longmont, with a focus on a bare-bones version that could get rolling sooner. The agency’s board of directors on Tuesday signaled its support for new environmental and engineering work that will likely take 18 to 24 months and cost $5 million to $8 million. The board is expected to give its formal approval this summer. The planning work is meant to capitalize on the possibility that RTD could receive federal funding through President Joe Biden’s recent infrastructure proposal.

Longmont City Council Considers Commuter Rail Options

Longmont City Council Considers Commuter Rail Options The Colorado city has stated that “all options are currently on the table” to complete the long-awaited transit service from Boulder County. Officials claim the rail line proposed on the 2004 ballot is taking too long. John Fryar, Daily Times-Call   |   March 8, 2021   |  News (TNS) When it comes down to what Longmont, Colo., might do to prod the Regional Transportation District to start funding and developing the long-delayed completion of a Northwest Rail line through Broomfield and Boulder County into Longmont, all options are currently on the table, Mayor Brian Bagley says. Bagley did not specifically detail any of those options, including what Longmont might do if the City Council decides the RTD is taking too long to get going on the Northwest Rail project, or if the agency puts off its currently estimated 2050 date or seeks to abandon the passenger r