1. Eagle P3 Project Update FasTracks Monitoring Committee May 13, 2014

2. 2 Today’s Agenda Project status Economic Impacts Design Commuter rail vehicle Commuter rail maintenance facility East Rail Line Aviation Station Gold Line/NW Rail Progress Photos Public Information Adjacent projects Questions Dawn breaks on another busy day of track installation near Havana Street in Denver, March 31, 2014

3. 3 Eagle P3 Project East Rail Line offers 35-minute travel time to DIA Gold Line offers 25-minute travel time to Ward Road Northwest Rail Westminster Segment offers 11-minute travel time to Westminster

4. 4 Project Status Eagle P3 TIFIA participation featured in USDOT’s reauthorization proposal to Congress as example of innovative partnering Union Pacific relocation substantially complete BNSF detours complete and relocation under way Maintenance facility systems under installation Overhead contact system wiring installation in progress Civil design essentially complete; systems design nearing completion Constant Tension Stringing Unit, AKA “The Wire Train”

5. 5 Project Status DBE/SBE goals exceeded for design o DBEs received $18.9 million (110% of goal) o SBEs received $7.1 million (232% of goal) DBE/SBE goals on pace to be exceed for construction o DBEs received $126.4 million (70% of goal) o SBEs received $32.4 million (77% of goal) 43 Workforce Initiative Now candidates hired on project Union Station rail segment handover to DTP occurring progressively for installation of OCS and signaling systems as Kiewit completes punchlist items

6. 6 Economic Impacts RTD Eagle P3 Project has added more than $802 million to the local economy through March 2014: DTP Wages Paid$117 million Equipment, services and supplies$250 million Subcontractors$435 million DTP currently has more than 1,300 employees, with a total of 4,313 employees having worked on the project to date DTP has subcontracted to more than 610 firms that employ crews and purchase supplies and services from local distributors

7. 7 Design Overall Progress Civil design work generally completed in mid-2013, with few items delayed by external circumstances Systems design work nearing completion Typical design questions and issues continue to be raised during construction Safety certification of the designs is progressing well Design Issues Bridge over Clear Creek on NW Rail is being redesigned to accommodate replacement of the BNSF bridge and drop structure; BNSF design ongoing Analysis of bridge columns identified to have design deficiencies is nearly complete, with most proven to be structurally sufficient as constructed Approximately 19 columns will require additional strengthening retrofit

8. 8 Systems Traction power substations predominantly installed with a few items not yet on site Energizing from the Xcel grid scheduled for fall The wire train installing the OCS is making good progress on the East Rail Line Installation of train control equipment houses under way throughout the project in advance of other wayside equipment installations, including grade crossing equipment Systems crew works on installation at the Sandown Substation, Smith Road east of Quebec Street

9. 9 Commuter Rail Vehicle All 50 car bodies from the base order are in Hyundai Rotem’s assembly facility in Philadelphia Six option cars to arrive by August; 10 additional cars due in 2015 Pilot cars completed and undergoing final factory testing FRA conducted a Sample Car Inspection April 30/May 1 FTA conducted review audit of the Hyundai Rotem facility First cars in Denver in September, then at a rate of four per month

10. 10 Commuter Rail Vehicle RTD livery on vehicles

11. 11 Maintenance Facility The building exterior including masonry, metal panels and roof are complete The Operations Control Center portion of the building near completion; servers will be installed, with testing of the equipment coming soon Grading work for drainage continuing across the site Work station furniture is being installed in the Operations Control Center of the commuter rail maintenance facility

12. 12 Maintenance Facility Power poles and yard light poles being installed Ballast and track work to begin soon Foundations completed on separate train wash building, with structural steel building frame now in place and building envelope under way Employee station platform foundations have been completed Interior of the commuter rail maintenance facility showing portion of the six- track train room

13. 13 East Rail Line Union Pacific Relocation Freight tracks installed at all crossings Signals and crossing equipment installation 75 percent complete UP second mainline completion this summer All UP work completed this year PICTURE? Track crews drag rail next to the Union Pacific tracks on Smith Road west of Dahlia Street

14. 14 East Rail Line Commuter Rail Construction Four miles double track between Sand Creek and Chambers Road, nine miles of single and double between Green Valley and DIA Terminal Grade crossing improvements underway in Denver and Aurora Overhead wires installed from 56th Avenue to New Castle Street at DIA New bridge girders completed Corridor Protection Barrier between UP and RTD nearing completion 40th Avenue between Blake and York to reopen in June with tracks in York/Josephine crossing All five intermediate station platforms underway

15. 15 Aviation Station Peña Boulevard Station at 61st Avenue west of Tower Road DTP completed station design and prepared firm fixed price RTD received notice from DIA accepting contract terms and financial responsibility, and requesting RTD to proceed with construction of the platform at DIA’s expense The station will be complete and available when the East Rail Line opens for revenue service

16. 16 Gold Line/NW Rail Commuter Rail Construction Westbound track completed from Allison to Ward for BNSF shoofly Eastbound track, BNSF embankment and sub-ballast completed from Parfet to Ward Westbound grade crossings completed from Allison to Ward Bridge construction completed at South Platte River, Utah Junction, Ralston Creek West span of 41st Avenue pedestrian bridge set over rail yards Girders and decking complete on Federal Boulevard bridge, girders set on Gold Line Clear Creek and BNSF Kipling bridges Pier work under way on Moffat Flyover, NW Rail Clear Creek bridge Footings and walls completed for Federal and Sheridan stations, under way for Pecos Station Completed most wall construction between Federal and Tennyson with no impacts to environmentally sensitive Jim Baker Reservoir, Lake Sangraco and Kershaw Ditch

17. 17 Construction Progress Foundation for direct fixation track leading out of the 38 th & Blake Station, looking west, East Rail Line

18. 18 Construction Progress Track installation in 40 th Avenue right-of- way, next to Union Pacific yard, at Williams Street, East Rail Line

19. 19 Construction Progress Steel rebar frame for direct fixation track curve on East Rail Line between Columbine and Josephine streets

20. 20 Construction Progress Construction of corridor protection barrier between East Rail Line commuter tracks and Union Pacific freight tracks, Smith Road near Colorado Boulevard

21. 21 Construction Progress Start of work day on East Rail Line track west of Havana Street, looking west

22. 22 Construction Progress First span of 41 st Avenue pedestrian bridge over Inca Street, serving Gold Line’s 41 st & Fox Station

23. 23 Construction Progress Construction of large straddle-bent girder over Union Pacific’s Moffat Line in Arvada, to carry Gold Line over to BNSF alignment

24. 24 Construction Progress Construction of Gold Line track at Allison Street in Arvada, now in use as temporary BNSF freight detour

25. 25 Construction Progress Construction of east abutment for BNSF Railway’s new freight bridge over Kipling Street on the Gold Line; RTD trains will use BNSF’s existing bridge in the background

26. 26 Construction Progress BNSF freight train uses westbound Gold Line track as detour to allow demolition and southward relocation of its existing track

27. 27 Public Information Public tours resumed in April, in high demand Separate newsletters published monthly on East Rail Line and on combined Gold Line/Northwest Rail Westminster Segment Quarterly newsletter printed in English and Spanish, distributed at more than 50 community locations Upcoming events: Gold Line “Pancake Breakfast” Open House Neighborhood ice cream social to mark reopening of 40th Avenue Late fall: Public viewing of first electric commuter rail cars Gold Line/NW Rail PI Manager Christina Zazueta leads a public tour through Olde Town Arvada, April 25, 2014

28. 28 Coordination with Adjacent Projects Peoria Crossing Ribbon-cutting tentatively set June 12; southbound traffic mid-June, northbound in July I-225 Light Rail Line Starting gas line relocation on 33 rd Avenue at Peoria in advance of Eagle roadway reconstruction Peoria Crossing girder installation across East Rail Line and Union Pacific alignment

29. 29 Coordination with Adjacent Projects DIA Hotel and Transit Center DTP installing track at platform DTP grading sub-ballast on alignment from Triple Stack underpass to platform OCS and signaling work RTD Bus Operations will use this facility

30. 30 Coordination with Adjacent Projects Olde Town Arvada Environmental reevaluation draft to be released after input from consulting parties, historic societies Arvada’s transit- oriented development would provide new bus transfer facility and 640+ spaces in structured parking garage Rendering, subject to change, of city-proposed Olde Town Station parking garage and bus facility

31. 31 Coordination with Adjacent Projects 38 th & Blake Station: Denver projects include roadway reconfiguration at Blake over 38 th Street and a second pedestrian bridge over railroad corridor between 35 th and 36 th streets Westminster Station: Final design on city’s betterment request adds signature arched canopy and observation deck; city constructing parking facilities City rendering of Westminster Station area betterments

32. 32 Questions? For more information on RTD’s Eagle P3 Project:www.rtd-fastracks.com/ep3_2