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City of Thornton Ward 1 Meeting
North Metro Rail Line Update
October 30, 2014
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The RTD FasTracks Plan • 122 miles of new light rail and
commuter rail • 18 miles of Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) service • 31 new Park-n-Rides; more than
21,000 new parking spaces • Enhanced Bus Network & Transit
Hubs (FastConnects) • Redevelopment of Denver Union
Station
• 57 new rail and/or BRT stations • Opportunities for Transit Oriented
Communities
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• 18.5 Miles, building 12.5
• Electrified Commuter Rail
• 8 Stations, building 6
• Frequency • 20 minute peak • 30 minute off-peak
• DUS – 124th – 27 minutes
• Single track with multiple passing tracks
• Serves Denver, Commerce City, Thornton, Northglenn, Adams County
North Metro Rail Line
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Major Project Elements • 11 new bridges – including the North Metro Skyway, longest
bridge in the state • 12.5 miles of duct bank and track • 300,000+ square feet of walls • 150+ Utility relocations • 550 Overhead Catenary System (OCS) Poles • 130,000 feet of OCS wire
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Street Crossings • Grade Crossings north of 72nd Avenue
– Thornton Parkway – 100th Avenue – 112th Avenue – 124th Avenue
• Grade Separations north of 72nd Avenue – 74th Avenue – Trails at South Platte River/Settlers Chase/Grange Hall
Creek – 88th Avenue – 104th Avenue – 120th Avenue
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Commuter Rail vs. Light Rail
Commuter Rail Light Rail Powered by 25kV alternating current overhead electrical system
Powered by 750 V direct current by overhead electrical system
Typically serves longer lines with fewer stations
Can operate along crowded, narrow streets
Can operate up to 79mph Can accelerate and decelerate quickly; top speed 55 mph
Capacity of 90 seats, 142 standing Capacity of 64 seats, 121 standing
Married pairs Single cars
Level boarding from platform Stairs to board light rail from platform
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Commuter Rail Vehicles
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Suncor Rocky Mountain Pipeline
• 102 miles of 16 inch crude oil pipeline
• 9.6 miles in RTD right-of-way
• Travels from Cheyenne, Wyoming to the Suncor Refinery in Commerce City, Colorado
• Construction began July 7
• Working south to north
• Work scheduled to be completed in 2015
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Suncor
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Construction Sequencing
Build-Out
North to South
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Construction Update
• July – October 2014 Geotechnical drilling:
• July – December 2014 Surveying & utility potholing
• Nov – Dec 2014 Tie-in work at DUS
• Early 2015 UPRR track removal
• Spring 2015 Begin utility and drainage work
• Spring 2015 Bridge construction/120th Avenue
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Stations
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Platform Configuration
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Platform (typical at-grade crossing)
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124th Avenue•Eastlake (Thornton)
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124th Avenue•Eastlake (Thornton)
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124th Avenue•Eastlake (Thornton)
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112th Avenue (Northglenn)
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112th Avenue (Northglenn)
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112th Avenue (Northglenn)
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104th Avenue (Thornton)
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104th Avenue (Thornton)
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104th Avenue (Thornton)
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88th Avenue (Thornton)
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88th Avenue (Thornton)
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88th Avenue (Thornton)
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Station Elements Comments
• Public meetings held September 24-25 • Comment period was open online until Friday, October 17 • Per station -
– Two options for canopy design – Three options for MSE Walls designs – Four options for canopy colors
• Over 2,000 comments received • Information is being compiled and will be provided to the cities
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Schedule • 2014 –Design Continues
• Early 2015– 90% Design Drawings/ set of public meetings
• Early-to-Mid 2015 – “Ready for Construction” Design Drawings/set of public meetings
• December 2015 – Deadline to exercise option for Phase II
• 2015 – 2017 - Construction
• 2018 – Testing & Training
• 2018 – Open to the public
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Construction Info • Monthly newsletter • Website
– 2-week look-ahead – Road closures pages
• Road closure/construction email notices • Coordination with city information officers • Flyers as needed • Roadside Variable Message signs
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Questions?
