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Announcements for the East Corridor Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
MEETING NOTICES

An Intergovernmental Coordination and Compliance Committee (ICCC) Meeting has been scheduled for May 20, 2009.

MEETING MINUTES

- Meeting Materials for the March 4 & 5, 2009 Public Hearings are available online.

- Meeting Materials for the March 18 & 19, 2009 Transit WG Meetings are available online.

Click for Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility (CRMF) Updates, Meeting Notices, Meeting Minutes, and to submit your Comments online.

Click for Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility (CRMF) Updates, Meeting Notices, and Meeting Minutes.

Click for Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility (CRMF) Updates, Meeting Notices, Meeting Minutes, and to submit your Comments online.

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Project Update: End of DEIS Formal Comment Period

Click to read the East Corridor DEIS Document on the Reports page.

East Corridor
DEIS Document

(download or read online)

Public Hearings

Public Hearings were held on March 4 and 5, 2009 to present the findings of the study and to obtain comments from the community. Meeting Materials for the Public Hearings are available online: Meeting Minutes

Formal Public Comment Period is Closed (January 30th through March 16, 2009)

The project team completed the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the East Corridor. The DEIS includes a detailed analysis of the social, environmental, and economic effects of the project alternatives as required by the federal government according to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The document was made available to the public for a 45-day comment period that began on January 30, 2009 and ended on March 16, 2009. Although the comment period is closed, you can still view the document online.

What’s Next?

The project team is currently addressing all public and agency comments in preparation for the Final EIS (FEIS) scheduled for release this Summer. The FEIS will include more detailed engineering of the proposed project and responses to all the comments submitted during the DEIS public review and formal comment period. Where appropriate, the FEIS will also be updated to reflect any changes in impacts or mitigation measures since the DEIS was published.

Following the release of the FEIS, the public will have an opportunity to review and comment on the document. There will be a 30-day public comment period during which a round of public meetings will be held to present the information. The final document will then be submitted to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for approval, which is issued through a record of decision (ROD). RTD expects to receive the final decision document from FTA this fall. Construction on the East Corridor is anticipated to begin by 2011, with the line opening to the public in 2015.

Thank you for your continued involvement on the East Corridor EIS project. Your input plays an important role in making the best decision for expanding transit in Denver.



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