区域运输区董事会已正式批准了Kiewit基础设施有限公司的一项提案。在2015年11月之前，将完成I-225轻轨线的I-225轻轨线。该线路将在测试大约六个月后于2016年中期开放。RTD董事会的决定为14-0投票，一名成员缺席，为该机构完成了另一个完整的Fastracks铁路线铺平了道路。

On July 3, RTD staff recommended the proposal to the board after finding that it offered the best value, with a financially sound solution that allows RTD to take advantage of the current market. The Kiewit team includes Mass. Electric Construction Co., AECOM and RBC Capital Markets.

Completion of the I-225 Rail Line through Aurora to the East Rail Line at Smith and Peoria will connect major destinations like the Aurora City Center, the Anschutz/Fitzsimons Medical Campus, and Denver International Airport. The line will also serve the future VA Hospital, a seven-state regional facility that will serve approximately 60,000 military veterans and their families.

Now that the plan has been approved, RTD will finalize contract negotiations with Kiewit and aim to issue a notice to proceed later this summer.

“ Kiewit团队感谢RTD董事会选择我们提供I-225铁路线，我们期待着继续与RTD成功合作，” Kiewit Infrrature Group的高级副总裁/中央区经理Craig Briggs说。。“我们还期待着继续与小型企业社区合作。”

In March, Kiewit approached RTD with an unsolicited proposal. After reviewing the initial proposal, RTD staff determined it had merit and was worthy of moving forward to a competitive procurement process. On June 14, RTD received two competitive proposals for the I-225 Light Rail project—one from Kiewit Infrastructure Co., another from Balfour Beatty Ames Joint Venture.
Construction on the first segment of the I-225 line from Parker Road to Iliff began in May under a contract with the Colorado Dept. of Transportation.

Over the past year, RTD has publicized the agency’s desire to seek out innovative ways to complete the FasTracks program as soon as possible, enhance the RTD customer experience and reduce the cost of RTD operations. This was the premise behind RTD’s first industry forum called Transformation Through Transportation, held Sept. 27, 2011.

RTD董事会主席Lee Kemp说：“ I-225线的完成将为大都市地区提供经济增长和就业机会。”“我们听到了公众支持这一决定的令人信服的意见。提供主要就业和医疗中心和DIA之间的连通性，并为成千上万的车手提供新的运输选择，这将使整个地区的人们受益。”