RTD FasTracks Traffic Alert

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE WORK AT 116TH AVENUE NEXT TO 1STBANK CENTER
(FORMERLY THE BROOMFIELD EVENTS CENTER)

Denver, February 26, 2010 – Crews for the Regional Transportation District (RTD) are scheduled to close one lane in each direction of U.S. 36 between Church Ranch Boulevard and Wadsworth Parkway from 6 a.m. through 9 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 27. Crews will pour the curbs on the deck of the pedestrian bridge near the 1STBANK Center (formerly Broomfield Events Center), as part of the U.S. 36 Phase I Transit Improvements.

Starting at 6 a.m., one lane in each direction of U.S. 36 will be closed and will reopen at 9 a.m. All construction activities are weather-dependent and subject to change.

The completion of the pedestrian bridge is the first step in moving the existing park-n-Ride from 120th Avenue and Wadsworth to the Arista Grand Parkade at Transit Way, which will occur this May.

The new park-n-Ride location and bus ramps will complete U.S. 36 Phase I Transit Improvements, which combine to save a total of up to 15 minutes for bus commuters each way between Denver and Boulder. The next phase of the project is a joint Colorado Department of Transportation/RTD U.S. 36 Corridor project, which includes highway and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) elements and is partially funded through FasTracks.

U.S. 36 BRT service is proposed to run along the 18-mile corridor between Downtown Denver and Boulder. It will serve Denver, Westminster, Broomfield, Superior, Louisville and Boulder.
For more information on the project, visit www.RTD-FasTracks.com.