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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br />FROM: MALCOLM FLEMING, CITY MANAGER <br />DATE: SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 <br />SUBJECT: PRESENTATION – RTD QUEUE JUMPS AND TABLE MESA <br />IMPROVEMENTS <br />ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE <br />SUMMARY: <br />John Shonesy, Senior Manager of Engineering/Chief Engineer with RTD will be <br />attending the September 28, 2010 study session to present an update on future queue jumps <br />at US 36 and McCaslin and the Table Mesa project. Queue jumps typically consist of an <br />additional travel lane for high occupancy vehicles (HOV) and a signal allowing vehicles in the <br />HOV lane to proceed through the intersection prior to other traffic. Queue jumps are being built <br />at four intersections along the corridor – McCaslin, 96th Street, Church Ranch and Sheridan – <br />as part of the FasTracks U.S. 36 BRT project. In 2009, RTD received $7.5 million from the <br />American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) which is funding these queue jumps. Like <br />the Table Mesa project (below), the queue jumps are in final design and are anticipated to be <br />bid later this year. Construction will then begin in the first quarter of 2011. <br />The Table Mesa slip ramp and pedestrian bridge project is being funded by $3.5 million of SB-1 <br />funding and $3.5 million from RTD. This is separate from the FasTracks-funded Bus Rapid <br />Transit (BRT) project. The improvements at Table Mesa will help the travel time for bus <br />commuters along the corridor, similar to what was built at the US 36 & Broomfield Park-n-Ride <br />earlier this year. The bus slip ramps will allow buses to move easily on and off the highway at <br />Table Mesa. Currently, this project will be bid in the fourth quarter of this year with construction <br />anticipated to begin in November 2010. It will take approximately two years to build the project. <br />A power point presentation is also provided with your agenda materials for a further overview. <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />RTD Power Point Presentation <br />SUBJECT AGENDA ITEM <br />PRESENTATION – RTD QUEUE JUMPS <br />II <br />AND TABLE MESA IMPROVEMENTS <br />2 <br />