RTD Receives Five-Year Waiver Extension from FRA for University of Colorado A Line and the B Line

The Federal Railroad Administration has approved the Regional Transportation District's request for an extended waiver for the operation of the University of Colorado A Line and the B Line. The waiver is for a five year period. 

According to the FRA's letter received by RTD, "... FRA's Railroad Safety Board determined that, subject to certain conditions, granting further relief to RTD on the A- and B-Lines is in the public interest and consistent with railroad safety."

RTD will need to submit for FRA's approval a plan to gradually remove the crossing attendants. There is no specific timeline at this point. 

FRA has not yet responded to RTD's separate request to resume full testing on the G Line. 

Approval's from FRA do not supersede the Colorado Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) regulatory authority concerning grade crossings.