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Commission chair hails RTD vote to start design work on end line to Highway 7
Summary
The chair reported the RTD board approved a proposal to begin design of the final two stations of the end line to Highway 7 with an initial $10 million design investment and $2 million for an intergovernmental coalition to study future construction costs for the remaining five miles.
The Chair told commissioners that the Regional Transportation District board approved a proposal to begin design work on the final two stations of the end line to Highway 7 and to support continued intergovernmental planning. "What got passed on Tuesday night was... a $10,000,000 initial investment in the completion of the design of the final 2 stations," the Chair said, later noting an additional $2,000,000 for a coalition of local governments to study construction costs and strategies for completing the remaining five miles to Highway 7.
The Chair framed the vote as an early but important step in a multi-year effort to deliver the full end line, calling it "a small win" that starts the design conversation and builds partnerships with RTD and local governments. No board action on the county's own funding for construction was recorded at this meeting; commissioners expressed support for partnership and follow-up work with RTD and municipal partners.
