A team led by engineering and construction firm Fluor has completed the University of Colorado A Line of the Denver Eagle P3 Commuter Rail Project in the US.
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The 23-mile electric commuter line will run between downtown Denver Union Station and Denver International Airport. There are eight stations along the route and new rail cars are used, which have level boarding to facilitate travellers with luggage and accessibility requirements.
The rail cars have a top speed of 79mph and will be capable of accommodating up to 200 passengers.
Fluor chairman and CEO David Seaton said: "The Eagle P3 project is the nation’s first public-private partnership project for commuter rail, and we want to congratulate the Regional Transportation District (RTD) and all its partners on completing the University of Colorado A Line.
"This project is an outstanding example of how the private and public sectors can partner to deliver infrastructure projects on time and within budget.
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By GlobalData"This line will connect communities and provide a vital transportation link for adjacent employment, neighbourhoods and new development. The innovative financing, design, construction and operations demonstrate the full integrated solutions that Fluor provides its clients."
In addition, the Eagle P3 Commuter Rail Project includes the Gold Line between Denver Union Station and Arvada/Wheat Ridge. This is an initial segment of the Northwest Rail Line to South Westminster called the B Line, and the LEED Gold certificated Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility (CRMF).
The Eagle P3 project is a public-private partnership, awarded by Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) to the Fluor-led joint venture of Denver Transit Partners (DTP). DTP will operate and maintain the project for the next 28 years.
The JV will also oversee Lines G and B, as well as the CRMF for the same period of time.
DTP is a consortium comprising Fluor, a unit of Aberdeen Global Infrastructure Partners the Aberdeen Infrastructure Investments, and Denver Rail (Eagle) Holdings, which is a unit of John Laing. Balfour Beatty Rail, ACI, Ames Construction, Hyundai Rotem and HDR are also partners in DTP.
The Eagle P3 project is a public-private partnership that was awarded by Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) to the Fluor-led joint venture of Denver Transit Partners (DTP).
Eagle P3 Commuter Rail Project is part of the Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD)’s voter-approved FasTracks programme.
The project includes construction of 122-miles of commuter rail and light rail, 18-miles of bus rapid-transit service, 21,000 new parking spaces, redevelopment of Denver Union Station and redirection of bus services for better connectivity in the eight-county district.
Image: The 23-mile Denver Eagle P3 Commuter Rail will run between downtown Denver Union Station and Denver International Airport. Photo: courtesy of Fluor Corporation.
