Regional Transportation Operations and Technology
The purpose of the Regional Transportation Operations & Technology (RTO&T) set-aside is to fund transportation technology and systems improvements that contribute to the implementation of key outcomes within Metro Vision and the Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan. The primary objectives of this set-aside are to:
- Improve transportation system performance and reliability.
- Improve transportation safety and security.
- Improve bicycle and pedestrian accessibility.
- Improve interconnections of the multimodal transportation system within and beyond the region for people and freight.
FY 2020 – 2023 Call for Projects (Closed)
The FY 2020-2023 TIP established $5 million annually in federal funds for the RTO&T set-aside. DRCOG received 30 applications from 20 different sponsors during the final stage of the FY 2020-2023 call for projects. The review panel has completed its review and presented its recommendations to the Transportation Advisory Committee, the Regional Transportation Committee and the DRCOG Board of Directors. Ultimately, the Board of Directors approved the recommended projects (listed below) on Sept. 16, 2020.
Sponsor |
Project Name |
Year |
Federal Funds |
Local Match |
Total Project Cost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aurora |
Signal Controller Upgrades |
FY22 |
$460,000 |
$0 |
$460,000 |
Aurora |
Signal System Upgrade |
FY23 |
$795,800 |
$0 |
$795,800 |
Boulder |
Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measurement (ATSPM) & System Communication |
FY22/23 |
$1,349,300 |
$337,325 |
$1,686,625 |
Castle Rock |
Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measurement (ATSPM) System |
FY21/22 |
$694,960 |
$173,740 |
$868,700 |
CDOT R1 |
Traffic Camera System Expansion |
FY21/22/23 |
$160,914 |
$40,229 |
$201,143 |
CDOT R1 |
Advance detection (Arapahoe Rd) |
FY21 |
$222,992 |
$0 |
$222,992 |
CDOT R1 |
Advance detection (Wadsworth Blvd) |
FY23 |
$668,976 |
$0 |
$668,976 |
CDOT R4 |
Advance Detection SH 119 |
FY22 |
$387,420 |
$0 |
$387,420 |
CDOT R4 |
Advance Detection US 287 |
FY21 |
$180,180 |
$0 |
$180,180 |
Centennial |
System-to-System (S2S) Communications |
FY21/22/23 |
$800,000 |
$200,000 |
$1,000,000 |
Commerce City |
Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measurement (ATSPM) System |
FY21/22 |
$189,600 |
$47,400 |
$237,000 |
Denver |
Travel Time Monitoring System Expansion |
FY23 |
$977,184 |
$244,296 |
$1,221,480 |
Denver |
Traffic Adaptive Signal Control & Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measurement (ATSPM) System |
FY22 |
$891,100 |
$0 |
$891,100 |
Denver |
Pedestrian Detection |
FY21 |
$926,766 |
$231,691 |
$1,158,457 |
Douglas County |
Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measurement (ATSPM) System |
FY22 |
$292,000 |
$73,000 |
$365,000 |
Erie |
Signal System Communications |
FY21/22 |
$893,000 |
$0 |
$893,000 |
Jefferson County |
System Communications |
FY21 |
$433,907 |
$0 |
$433,907 |
Littleton |
System Communication |
FY21/22 |
$589,600 |
$147,401 |
$737,001 |
Lone Tree |
Traffic Adaptive Signal Control |
FY22 |
$200,000 |
$50,000 |
$250,000 |
Northglenn |
Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measurement (ATSPM) System |
FY21 |
$960,000 |
$240,000 |
$1,200,000 |
Parker |
Traffic Responsive Signal Control |
FY21 |
$400,000 |
$100,000 |
$500,000 |
RTD |
Transit Signal Priority (TSP) Data Management |
FY21/22 |
$530,000 |
$0 |
$530,000 |
RTD |
Transit Signal Priority (TSP) Conditional Priority |
FY21/22 |
$450,000 |
$0 |
$450,000 |
Thornton |
Travel Time Monitoring System |
FY21 |
$100,326 |
$25,082 |
$125,408 |
Westminster |
Controllers & Communications Switches Upgrades |
FY21 |
$445,855 |
$0 |
$445,855 |
Westminster |
Traffic Camera & Signal System Upgrade |
FY21 |
$283,176 |
$70,794 |
$353,970 |
For additional information about the RTO&T Set-Aside, please contact Greg MacKinnon.