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RTD’s FasTracks Monitoring Committee today approved a proposal to use a “hybrid” approach to completing the northwest rail line from Denver to Longmont.
The full RTD board is expected to vote March 27.
The staff recommendation, approved by a 13-2 vote, calls for bringing a 12-mile commuter rail line from Denver to Church Ranch Boulevard in Westminster by 2020 to 2022.
Up to 80 miles of bus rapid transit, using dedicated lanes and high-frequency travel, would cover the rest of the corridor up to Longmont — via Broomfield, Louisville and Boulder — by 2020. The cost for the bus rapid transit would be capped at $894 million.
The proposal would require voters in November to approve a new 0.4 percent sales tax.
