The January 2013 RTD service changes are now in effect.

Learn how the changes affect your bus routes and schedules at http://bit.ly/13eOXEE.

All RTD bus routes listed have undergone some change in service, such as schedule adjustments, service improvements or reductions, school service changes, etc.

New RTD bus service changes for the new year

RTD wants to remind bus riders that transit service changes will go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. RTD makes these changes three times a year to enhance service for passengers and to enable better connections with bus, light rail, and specialty services across our communities. 

For details on the upcoming January 2013 service changes, please see the Final January Service Change brochure available at stations, on buses and trains, or online after December 17. http://bit.ly/TDqx3j

US 36 Express Lanes Project Update

The US 36 Express Lanes Project team continues temporary paving to get ready for moving all westbound traffic onto the temporary lanes later this year. Once traffic is moved, the team can begin work on the eastbound lanes.

This month, you will see continued bridge work along the corridor at Lowell Boulevard, Wadsworth Parkway and the US 36 bridges over East and West FlatIron Crossing. There is also a lot of activity along the sides of the highway, including drainage work, utility relocation and wall installation. For more information on the project, go to www.us36expresslanes.com

US 36 Express Lanes Project Update

Construction on the US 36 Express Lanes Project will ramp up this fall with work on various bridges along the corridor and preparation for the installation of temporary pavement along westbound US 36.

Construction on the Wadsworth Parkway, 112th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard bridges will begin soon and be completed by fall 2013. The new bridges at these locations will be built adjacent to the existing bridges. Once the new bridges are built and traffic is switched over to these bridges, the old bridges will be demolished.

Work on the US 36 bridges over Lowell Boulevard and East and West FlatIron Crossing is underway, and crews will begin building the foundation for these bridges in October. The work on these bridges will require some nighttime closures.

For the latest traffic and construction information, please visit www.us36expresslanes.com or m.us36expresslanes.com (mobile website). Once on the project website, you can click on “Traveler Impacts” for a week-long look-ahead of construction activities.

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US 36 Express Lanes Informational Meeting

TONIGHT - Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
West Boulder Senior Center (Creekside Room)
909 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302

www.us36expresslanes.com 

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) along with Ames Granite, the design-build contractor for US 36 Express Lanes, will be holding three public meetings along the US 36 corridor to announce the start of construction and introduce the project team. Agencies, residents, businesses and other stakeholders are encouraged to attend the meeting. 

At the meeting, the project team will provide an overview of the project and schedule, including traveler impacts and will be available to answer any questions. There will be no formal presentation so attendees can stop by any time between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

The $312 million multimodal project will build an express lane in each direction on US 36 from Federal Boulevard to 88th Street in Louisville/Superior. The lanes will accommodate high-occupancy vehicles (HOVs), Bus Rapid Transit and tolled single-occupancy vehicles. In addition, the project will replace several bridges, build a commuter bikeway, add Bus Rapid Transit improvements, and install Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for tolling, transit and traveler information, and incident management.

For more information about the project, please visit www.us36expresslanes.com.

Check out BikeLinks 36— an interactive Westminster-Boulder bike map.

US 36 Express Lanes Project Details

• Add an express lane in each direction of US 36 for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV) and tolled Single Occupancy Vehicles (SOV);
• Widen the highway to accommodate 12-foot-wide inside and outside shoulders;
• Replace the Wadsworth Parkway, Wadsworth Boulevard (at 112th Avenue), Lowell Boulevard and Sheridan Boulevard bridges, and the US 36 bridge over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.
• Add Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) improvements, including new electronic display signage at stations and bus priority improvements at ramps. The improvements also will allow buses to operate on the shoulders of US 36 between interchanges to decrease bus travel time;
• Install Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for tolling, transit and traveler information, and incident management;
• Install a separate commuter bikeway along much of the corridor; and
• Improve RTD stations along the corridor, including new canopies with enhanced weather protection.

Construction has begun on the U.S. 36 Express Lanes Project! The project is a multimodal project led by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Regional Transportation District (RTD) to reconstruct U.S. 36 from Federal Boulevard to 88th Street in Louisville/Superior. 

For information about the project, visit www.us36expresslanes.com.