Complete preliminary engineering, national environmental policy act requirements and right-of-way acquisition for the 120TH avenue grade separated crossing with US 85 and uprr US 85 120TH avenue…

This Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program (CFDA 20.325), will fund preliminary engineering, environmental review, and right-of-way acquisition for the 120th Avenue Grade Separated Crossing with US 85 and UPRR project in the northeastern Denver metropolitan area. The $21,781,000 grant will enable the City of Commerce City to create a new grade-separated interchange at US 85 and 120th Avenue, as well as a grade separation at 120th Avenue and the Union Pacific Railroad line. The project aims to reduce driver delay, vehicle emissions, crashes, and vehicle-rail conflicts in the area, while also improving rail freight movement. The grant was awarded on August 1, 2024, with a targeted ultimate completion date of February 29, 2028.

Complete preliminary engineering, national environmental policy act requirements and right-of-way acquisition for the 120TH avenue grade separated crossing with US 85 and uprr US 85 120TH avenue interchange project in the northeastern denver metropolitan area and within boundaries of commerce city, brighton, and adams county, between cheyenne, WY and denver, CO. The activities to be performed include project management, design work, environmental review and right of way acquisition management plan. The objective of the project is to create a new grade-separated interchange with US 85 and 120TH avenue and a grade-separation with 120TH avenue and the union pacific railroad line in northern colorado. Once completed, the 120TH avenue grade separated crossing with US 85 and uprr project is projected to reduce driver delay and vehicle emissions caused by congestion and rail activity, reduce crashes occurring at both the 120TH avenue and 124TH avenue intersections, eliminate vehicular rail conflicts at the 120TH avenue rail crossing, significantly reduce vehicle-rail interactions at 124TH avenue, and improve rail freight movement through the project area. The intended beneficiaries include city of commerce city, CDOT, adams county, uprr, fhwa, the public and customers they serve.