East Corridor

The East Corridor Project Team held an Elected Officials Briefing on
June 24, 2010, to update our stakeholders on the status of the project.
It included an introduction to members of the recently selected
concessionaire team of Denver Transit Partners, which will design,
build, finance, operate and maintain the East Corridor along with the
Gold Line and a portion of Northwest Rail as part of the Eagle P3
Project.

To view the presentation, click on June 24 Elected Officials Briefing.

You can also view the previous presentation made to the East
Corridor Elected Officials on Jan. 28, 2010, by clicking on Jan. 28 Elected Officials Briefing.

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

 

The East Corridor is a 22.8-mile commuter rail transit corridor between Denver Union Station and Denver International Airport (DIA). The East Corridor serves as a connection between these two important areas and travels through the adjacent employment, neighborhoods, and new development areas. 

The East Corridor began the Environmental Impact Statement for this project in July 2003 in conjunction with CDOT studying improvements to I-70 East. In mid 2006, the project separated into the transit portion and the highway portion.
The project team has now completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the East Corridor. The FEIS culminates a comprehensive six-year screening, analysis and extensive public involvement process.

Final Design is scheduled to begin in 2010, and construction is scheduled to begin 2011 with opening day on the East Corridor scheduled for 2015.  

Public involvement is crucial to the East Corridor. We encourage you to  learn about the project, and we welcome your comments and feedback.  To review the East Corridor FEIS, go to http://www.eastcorridor.com/reports.html.

East Corridor Video