North Metro Rail Line Elected Officials Briefing. November 16, 2017

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1 North Metro Rail Line Elected Officials Briefing November 16, 2017

2 Henry Stopplecamp, RTD Assistant General Manager, Capital Programs

3 Eagle P3 Project The first transit project of its kind in the U.S. A 34-year Public-Private-Partnership (P3) Concession in which Denver Transit Partners performs design, build, operations and maintenance, and provide partial financing Three commuter rail lines (A, B & G), rolling stock (trains), & maintenance facility (CRMF) Project cost: $2.1 billion total, $1 billion Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA), TIFIA loan, regional sales tax Regulatory agencies: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and Colorado Public Utilities Commission

4 Eagle P3 Current Project Status University of Colorado A Line opened in April 2016 Average weekday ridership 22,500 ~94% on-time performance year to date (RTD Board adopted goal is 90%) 12 at grade crossings with 2 attendants at each crossing 24/7 B Line opened in July 2016 Average weekday ridership 1,800 ~98% on-time performance year to date 1 private crossing, attendants removed October 16 (FRA approval) G Line is fully built since 2016, ready for final testing, was scheduled to open in October 2016 (over $500 million infrastructure investment) 16 grade crossings (including1 private), 15 crossings with 2 attendants each 24/7 for 4-6 freight movements a day using similar grade crossing controls as before the Eagle Project RTD petitioned the PUC in May 2017 to remove crossing attendants, denied by Commission

5 Eagle P3 Current Regulatory Status FRA issued a 5-year waiver for the University of Colorado A Line and the B Line on September 28, 2017 (essentially accepting grade crossing design and operation) FRA issued a conditional approval for RTD to complete testing on the G Line, including crossing systems on October 11, 2017 FRA approved removal of crossing attendants on the B Line private crossing on October 16, 2017 RTD submitted motions to amend 3 crossings on the University of Colorado A Line. The Commission denied the motions on the September 27, 2017 docket (except for certain civil items) RTD submitted motions to amend the G Line crossings to complete grade crossing testing. The Commission denied the motions on the September 27, 2017 docket Commission had further discussion on RTD motions on the October 4, 2017 docket RTD received written orders from the Commission on October 25, 2017 Commission approved RTD s request for Triple R hearing All University of Colorado A line and G line crossing gates have been combined The amount of time needed for the rehearing process to proceed has been shortened The hearing will be assigned to an Administrative Law Judge

6 Grade Crossing Reliability - Dahlia

7 Grade Crossing Reliability - Steele

8 Grade Crossing Reliability - Sable

9 Dave Trent, RRP RRP N Line Project Director

10 Eastlake at 124 th Station

11 Northglenn at 112 th Station

12 Grange Hall Area

13 Thornton Crossroads at 104 th Avenue Station

14 Original Thornton at 88 th Avenue Station

15 South Platte 3 Rehabilitation

16 Commerce City at 72 nd Station

17 Skyway Bridge Substructure complete

18 National Western Center Station

19 MSE Wall 154

20 Bridge structures complete on the line 120 th Avenue Bridge 104 th Avenue Bridge 88 th Avenue Bridge 70 th Avenue Bridge Marion Bridge 46 th Avenue Bridge Washington Bridge Denargo Bridge Denargo Bridge Direct Fixation

21 OCS Pole and wire installation

22 Signal House Installation

23 Track Crossings completed on the line 124 th Avenue Crossing 112 th Avenue Crossing 100 th Avenue Crossing Thornton Parkway Crossing Steele Street Crossing Thornton Parkway Crossing

24 Track and OCS work along the line

25 Upcoming Construction 112 th Avenue station light foundations, canopy and bus loop 104 th Avenue station parking garage 88 th Avenue station bus loop Skyway bridge girder set over BNSF Crash protection/cast in place walls in NWSS area/brighton Boulevard Signal cable pulling along the line Design Update -Received final BNSF approval for Area A-C on June 22, Received final BNSF approval for Area D on October 2, Submitted 104 th Ave. parking garage IFC to RTD November 6, All other design packages complete

26 Contact Info Ballasted track 112th to 124th Avenues OCS installation between 72nd and 104th Avenue School Tributary N Line/RTD drainage General pipe Questions: Continued Lindsey work Smith: at Grange Hall lindsey.smith@rtd-denver.com 46 th Avenue Bridge; 70th Avenue Bridge girder sets and Construction Questions: deck pours Kathy Berumen: kberumen@rrpjv.com Girder sets and plinth pour on Skyway Bridge