by Public Information
comments open from December 4 until December 23

Denver Transit Construction Group, RTD’s contractor for the FasTracks West Corridor construction project, will be closing all lanes of traffic on Colfax Avenue between Quaker and 6th Avenue at 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 6, so crews can set the girders on the Colfax Light Rail Bridge. Colfax will reopen on Monday, December 7, at 5:30 a.m.

Colfax westbound will close at Quaker Street and Colfax eastbound will close at 6th Avenue. Westbound traffic should detour on Indiana, south to 6th Avenue, west on 6th Avenue back to Colfax . Eastbound traffic can follow 6th Avenue to Indiana, north on Indiana back to Colfax.
Be advised that all construction activities are weather-dependent and subject to change. There are more closures tentatively scheduled for later this fall and will be confirmed as tunnel work progresses.

FasTracks is RTD’s voter-approved transit program to expand rail and bus service throughout the RTD service area. FasTracks will build 122 miles of commuter rail and light rail, 18 miles of bus rapid transit service, add 21,000 new parking spaces, redevelop Denver Union Station and redirect bus service to better connect the eight-county District. The FasTracks investment initiative is projected to create more than 10,000 jobs during the height of construction, and will pump billions of dollars into the regional economy.

For complete up-to-date information on upcoming construction activities, access the Construction Information Page for the West Corridor on the FasTracks Web site. For questions or additional construction information please contact Kathy Berumen, Denver Transit Construction group at 303-626-6762.

by the Traffic & Engineering Division
comments open from December 4 until January 13

The Traffic & Engineering Division is planning to continue its efforts to convert more of the signal indications at its traffic signals to LED bulbs from incandescent bulbs. LEDs provide a longer life (5+ years vs. 1 year), and lower power consumption (10-12 watts vs. 116 watts).

The solid state nature of LEDs provide greater reliability and less need to have a technician service the signal heads. LED indicator lights cost more initially, but the power savings and reliability can reduce the life cycle cost to that, and less, of incandescent bulbs.

Traffic & Engineering is currently testing LEDs from two different manufacturers in two signal heads at the intersection of Bergen Parkway and Sugarbush Drive in Evergreen (the westbound heads that you see as you drive toward the Bergen Park roundabout).

We’re asking for your feedback on several items:
• Which of the indications look better both at night and during the day?
• How do the LEDs compare to the adjacent signal heads with incandescent bulbs?

The LEDs will be in place until at least early January 2010. Please let us know your thoughts by taking this short survey.