Tag: regional transportation district
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Colorado justices restore RTD subcontractor’s award, reject ‘drastic’ view of public works law
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday restored a $5.7 million award to a company that helped build a commuter rail line and, in doing so, rejected a view of state law that would nullify a subcontractor’s entitlement to any compensation if they knowingly try to recover more than they are owed. Justice Richard L. Gabriel…
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Polis calls out Xcel as provider says work to restore power delayed as late as 10 p.m. Friday
Gov. Jared Polis called out Xcel Energy Friday afternoon, saying the utility had to do a better job at communicating how long its outages would last. The statement comes at the end of a week of severe wind in the Front Range, with Xcel intentionally turning off the power to at least 48,000 customers on…
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Car in deadly Douglas County crash was carjacked from Aurora RTD parking garage
The driver of a car that spun out of control, crashed and killed five people, including three children, in Douglas County south of Franktown on Monday had stolen the vehicle out of Aurora, authorities said. An Aurora Police Department spokesperson told The Denver Gazette the man carjacked the vehicle at a Regional Transportation District parking…
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Appeals court invokes ‘drastic’ sanction, throws out multimillion-dollar claim in RTD rail construction project
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday determined the $5.7 million a trial judge awarded a subcontractor for its work on the Regional Transportation District’s commuter rail expansion is invalid because the company initially sought more than two times that amount without any basis for doing so. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals interpreted for…
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RTD budget rises as ridership numbers remain low, study says
Metro Denver’s Regional Transportation District, despite budget increases over the past four years, is witnessing a slow post-pandemic recovery in ridership levels amid a simultaneous rise in RTD crime rates, according to a Common Sense Institute study. The study, titled “A Fork in The Railroad,” shows how RTD has fared with lower ridership amid increased…
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Appeals court agrees RTD not responsible for $111.5 million in costs from faulty rail line rollout
Colorado’s second-highest court agreed on Thursday that the contractor responsible for building and operating the recent expansion of the Regional Transportation District’s rail network cannot recover more than $100 million from RTD for the extended period in which grade crossing systems malfunctioned. Denver Transit Partners and RTD engaged in a public-private partnership to construct a…
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Colorado lawmakers eye $2 billion spending hike; wildlife officials release map showing wolf travel; Denver bans sugary drinks from children’s menus | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is March 28, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado lawmakers propose $2 billion budget hike Colorado lawmakers are proposing to spend $40.6 billion in the next fiscal year — $2 billion more than last year — driven by bigger allocations for health care, a significant expansion in the state’s workforce and…
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Colorado senators pass evictions bill; Republican Deborah Flora qualifies for 4th CD primary; lawmakers target kids’ use of social media | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is March 27, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: 'For cause' evictions bill passed by Colorado Senate, clearing major hurdle A two-year effort to add more stringent requirements before a landlord can evict a renter cleared a major hurdle on Tuesday, when the state Senate approved a House measure on a close…
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As crime in Denver soars, RTD finds itself in the frontlines
The Lakewood Police Department described a disturbing scene that unfolded on Feb. 13 at a Regional Transportation District light rail station. Two teenage girls allegedly assaulted a man at the Wadsworth Boulevard light rail station, the police said. The teens seemingly attacked the man at random, holding him down, kicking him and calling him racial slurs,…