Kevin Flynn

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Decline in vehicle registrations slows FASTER

Decline in license plate revenue linked in part to fewer trailer registrations. The decrease means fewer dollars from fees that outraged drivers last year.

18-month road/bridge project on U.S. 285 gets going

Project, estimated to last 18 months, will replace three bridges, including the Wadsworth Boulevard and S. Pierce Street spans and highway reconstruction.

FasTracks night work to curb Wadsworth traffic

Staging will limit Wadsworth traffic beginning at 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday but work on rail bridge will close off the street 10 p.m.-5:30 a.m.

Feds will add $304 million to Union Station project

Federal Transit official indicates the 2011 budget commitment signals Washington’s intention to come up with further funds for two more metro-area light rail projects.

RTD lowers FasTracks cost estimate, but gap remains

Overall costs of serving all proposed rail lines decline, but the transit agency projects a $2.45 billion shortfall that will apparently will require further cutbacks.

Stimulus funds fuel another $72 million in RTD work

About $28 million of the direct funding is ear-marked for FasTracks work, including track improvements to facilitate second addition of a second siding in the West Corridor single-track section.

CDoT plow plan proper, Flynn says

CDOT is learning that no good deed goes unpunished.
For nearly 30 years it has had a practice during snowstorms of not plowing state highways that had light traffic during the overnight shift. Those highways were plowed 14 hours out of the day during storms, from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., if they served fewer than [...]

U.S. 285 project tries to bridge concerns

Residents near the stretch of U.S. 285/Hampden Avenue voice their concerns and ideas at Bear Creek High School meeting. Work on the $40.1 million project, which will replace three existing bridges and add a new one, will begin in January.

FasTraks starts Sheridan bridge work, traffic woes loom

FasTraks starts Sheridan bridge work, traffic woes loom

After Monday’s total Sheridan closure between 10th and 14th avenues, the light rail project will cinch down that stretch to two lanes for about two years in what could be the West Corridor’s most significant traffic impact.

City, RTD negotiate $2.6 million in station “betterments”

City, RTD negotiate $2.6 million in station

City Hall awaits cost estimates on plans to upgrade the light rail stations, with the primary focus on the major train stop at Wadsworth Boulevard and West 13th Ave.