RTD -vs- DTP & the $2.2 Billion Contract

Denver News

RTD is showing that they mean business in its dispute against its partner overseeing the construction and operation of the metro area’s commuter rail system. RTD has warned Denver Transit Partners that its inability to open the G-Line to the western suburbs for passenger service constitutes a “termination event.” In a notice the RTD sent to DTP on Tuesday, but not released publicly until Wednesday, the transit agency warned that DTP has 30 days to quote “remedy the breaches” or 20 days to quote “propose a remedial plan to cure the breaches” that it says has led to the delays. RTD did not say in its notice that it will definitely terminate its $2.2 billion contract with DTP if the concessionaire doesn’t make the necessary fixes in the time allotted, but it did note that DTP’s performance is quote “unacceptable to RTD.” -- The search for 30-year-old Ryan Albert of Marlton, New Jersey reported missing in Rocky Mountain National Park has been temporarily suspended because of poor weather.