It has been a long, frustrating summer for riders on RTD’s light rail system, with multiple disruptive repair projects underway. The mass transportation system is undergoing a construction blitz, trying to make up for years of delayed maintenance in one summer. There is still no timeline for when the repairs will be finished.
Currently, there are four different areas where the track is in such rough shape that trains have to slow down to just 10 miles per hour. These include slow zones on the D, E, H, and R lines. The delays have had a cascading effect on the light rail system all summer.
Those who regularly travel to and from the southern part of the metro area have been heavily impacted. Most of the D line, which provides service to Littleton, is currently in a slow zone.
RTD’s website indicates seven projects where scheduled maintenance and repairs are in progress, one project that is to be determined, and four projects where speed restrictions have been lifted.