Fluor-Led Team Completes First Major U.S. Transit P3 Commuter Rail Line from Denver’s Downtown to Airport
April 25 2016 - 6:55AM
Business Wire
First Public-Private Partnership Commuter
Rail Line in U.S.
Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) announced today that the University
of Colorado A Line of the Denver Eagle P3 Commuter Rail Project has
been completed and is now open to the general public.
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The 23-mile University of Colorado A Line
from downtown Denver to Denver International Airport is now open.
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The 23-mile electric commuter rail line between downtown Denver
Union Station and Denver International Airport officially opened on
Friday, April 22, 2016. The University of Colorado A Line contains
eight stations along the route and uses new rail cars that are a
first-of-their kind in Denver with level boarding to better
accommodate travelers with luggage and accessibility needs. The
cars reach top speeds of 79 mph and can carry up to 200
passengers.
“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,” said David Seaton,
Fluor’s chairman and chief executive officer. “This project is an
outstanding example of how the private and public sectors can
partner to deliver infrastructure projects on time and within
budget,” Seaton said. “This line will connect communities and
provide a vital transportation link for adjacent employment,
neighborhoods and new development. The innovative financing,
design, construction and operations demonstrate the full integrated
solutions that Fluor provides its clients.”
In addition to RTD’s University of Colorado A Line, the Eagle P3
project also includes the Gold Line between Denver Union Station
and Arvada/Wheat Ridge; 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). Using the
Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain model, or DBFOM, Denver
Transit Partners, a Fluor-led joint venture, will also operate and
maintain the University of Colorado A Line, G Line, B Line and the
CRMF for the next 28 years.
“The University of Colorado A Line opening not only marks an
exciting time for the transportation and infrastructure world, but
also for the Denver metro region,” said Aaron Epstein, executive
project director of Denver Transit Partners. “We are thankful to
all of the partners who, over the last six years, helped make this
project a reality,” Epstein said. “We look forward to the ongoing
partnership with RTD during the operations and maintenance phase
for the next 28 years.”
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). DTP is
comprised of a partnership between Fluor; Denver Rail (Eagle)
Holdings, Inc., a unit of John Laing plc; and Aberdeen
Infrastructure Investments (No. 4) USA LLC, a unit of Aberdeen
Global Infrastructure Partners LP. Other team members include
Balfour Beatty Rail, ACI, Ames Construction, Hyundai Rotem and
HDR.
The Eagle P3 project is part of the RTD’s voter-approved
FasTracks program to build 122 miles of commuter rail and light
rail, 18 miles of bus rapid transit service, add 21,000 new parking
spaces, redevelop Denver Union Station and redirect bus service to
better connect the eight-county district. For more information,
visit www.rtd-denver.com. For more information about the University
of Colorado A Line project, visit
http://www.rtd-denver.com/a-line-media.shtml.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering,
procurement, fabrication, construction and maintenance company that
designs, builds and maintains capital-efficient facilities for its
clients on six continents. For more than a century, Fluor has
served our clients by delivering innovative and integrated
solutions across the globe. With headquarters in Irving, Texas,
Fluor ranks 136 on the FORTUNE 500 list with revenue of $18.1
billion in 2015 and has 59,000 employees worldwide. For more
information, please visit www.fluor.com or follow us on Twitter
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