I-225 Light Rail Corridor

Aurora, Colorado

The I-225 Rail Line design-build project included 10.5 miles of double-track light rail line in Denver and Aurora, Colorado. The project provided the light rail corridor with much needed service to the Aurora Town Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, the new Veterans Administration (VA) hospital along with a transfer connection to the RTD A-line servicing Denver International Airport and Denver Union Station.

The project was constructed in a congested urban area with significant utility conflicts, traffic handling/phasing requirements, and intense coordination with adjacent contractors, local governments, and businesses. The project scope included:

• Eight light rail stations, including platforms and canopies, and an above-grade station over Colfax Avenue.
• The Kiewit team was responsible for the acquisition of 128 right-of-way parcels, including appraisals, RTD approvals and negotiations.
• Eight structures, including a pre-fabricated steel pedestrian bridge over I-225, and a 285-foot-long bridge over Mississippi Avenue, which was approved as an alternative technical concept during the proposal phase.

The project was the Hispanic Contractors of Colorado 2017 Project of the Year.