•    Adding BRT improvements, including new electronic display signage at stations and bus priority improvements at ramps. The improvements also will allow buses to operate on the shoulders of U.S. 36 between interchanges to decrease bus-travel time;

•    Installing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for tolling, transit and traveler information and incident management;

•    Installing a separate commuter bikeway along the rest of the corridor; and

•    Improving the RTD station at McCaslin Boulevard.

Operate and maintain the following highways, which includes snow and ice removal:

•    The entire U.S. 36 corridor between I-25 and Table Mesa

•    I-25 Express Lanes between downtown Denver and U.S. 36

“The ability to construct large-scale roadway improvements has become more and more challenging, as construction dollars are limited and we must look for ways to be more economical, efficient and effective with those limited resources,” said Trey Rogers, chair of the HPTE Board of Directors. “The public-private partnership allows us to do just that, and as a result, we are able to move into the final phase of construction years ahead of schedule.”  


About two-thirds of the Phase 2 Project costs are funded through private-sector equity and non-recourse debt. The project delivers much-needed capacity while shifting operations and maintenance and replacement obligations to the private sector for the next 50 years. And the P3 arrangement enables the project to be completed 20 years sooner than originally planned.

US. 36 Improvements