The Regional Transportation District FasTracks program celebrated numerous milestones throughout the past year. Here are the top 10 FasTracks milestones in 2011.
1. $1.03-Billion Grant – U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Ray La Hood and Federal Transit Administration Administrator Peter Rogoff awarded RTD a $1.03-billion Full Funding Grant Agreement for the East Rail Line to Denver International Airport and the Gold Line to Arvada and Wheat Ridge. It is the largest transit grant awarded by the Obama Administration to date.