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Flaggers close to being cleared along commuter rails Full testing on the G Line will soon commence BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
State regulators on March 28 said flaggers posted for two years along the Regional Transportation District’s University of Colorado A Line will soon be allowed to go home. The decision by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission also clears the way for final testing on the G Line, which operates on similar gate technology, between downtown and the western suburbs of Arvada and Wheat Ridge, subject to federal and state oversight. The Commission ruled 3-0 that it is in the public interest to allow further relief for RTD to move forward, subject to the conditions of its Federal Railroad Administration waiver. “That means RTD can apply the crossing warning buffer times approved in its FRA waiver to certify correct crossing operations at the A-line crossings, and can move forward with gradual removal of the flaggers upon successful field verification for each crossing, once the FRA has approved RTD’s flagger demobilization plan,” explained Terry Bote, external affairs manager for
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“That piece of property has been sitting there for quite a while. Mixed use is the way to go because you’re addressing all the needs.” West Chamber CEO Pam Bales | Speaking about the Clear Creek Crossing development | Page 6 INSIDE
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