| Name |
Transportation Expansion (T-REX)
Project |
| Location |
Denver Metropolitan area |
| Mode |
Highway and Light Rail |
| Description |
- Widen 17
miles of
I-25/I-225
(one or
two lane
additions)
and reconfigure
interchanges
in most
congested
corridor
in the region.
- Reconstruct eight interchanges
and replace 13 bridges
and widen others.
- In same right of way, construct a 19 mile Light
Rail Transit (LRT) line extension in along the west
side of I-25 and median of I-225, including 13 new
stations and improvements to the existing Broadway
station.
- LRT line will connect
to the Central Corridor
LRT, providing service
to downtown Denver
and to the Southwest
LRT line, providing
service to Englewood
and Littleton
|
| Sponsor |
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
Regional Transportation District (RTD) |
| Cost |
$1.67 billion |
| Type of Finance |
Transit:
FTA Full funding grant
agreement of $525
million
$30 million of local
funds
$324 million
of bonds
backed by
future sales
tax revenues
Highway:
$680 million GARVEE
bonds of future federal
allocations
$115 million state sales
& use tax revenue
|
| Revenue Sources |
See above |
| Project Delivery / Contract
Method |
Design-Build |
| Private Investor Partner |
None |
| Project Advisors |
None |
| Lenders |
|
| Status |
ROD issued March 2000
Request for Proposal released
November 2000
Contract awarded to Southeast Corridor Constructors, led
by Kiewit Construction Company and Parsons Transportation
Group, June 2001.
Project construction is on track to be complete in September
2006.
Southeast Corridor Light Rail Line will open in December
2006. |
| Innovations |
First federal highway grant anticipation notes to pledge
revenues beyond the current authorization period
|
| Related Links / Articles |
The
Transportation Expansion Project
(T-REX) Homepage
Close
up project coverage
from the FHWA
FTA
project description
|
| Contacts |
Mr. Larry Warner
T-REX Project Director
7200 S. Alton Way, Suite 400
Centennial, Colorado 80112
Tel: (303) 357-8570
Terri Randolph
T-REX Project Controls
Manager
Tel: (303) 357-8548
Ms. Laurie Reed
Director of Finance
Colorado Department of Transportation
4201 East Arkansas Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80222
(303) 757-9168
|
| Last Updated |
T-REX Project, June 2004 |
