DENVER — The consortium that built commuter rail lines for the Denver-area Regional Transportation District is appealing a court decision that denied its effort to recover almost $112 million in costs because resulting from problems with crossing-gate technology.
The Denver Post reports that Denver Transit Partners filed the appeal on Thursday over the decision regarding costs it incurred from having to use flaggers while debugging wireless technology that mated positive train control with crossing gate controls.
In February, Denver District Judge Andrew McCallin found that the costs from those problems “appropriately rest” with the consortium [see “Judge rules Denver’s RTD does not have to pay …,” Trains News Wire, Feb. 13, 2023]. At the same time, McCallin turned down RTD’s countersuit for $27 million in damages.
Denver Transit Partners CEO Doug Allen said in a statement that the consortium had elected to take the case to the Colorado Court of Appeals because “it is important to protect our rights and the rights of our consortium members. We have enjoyed a very strong working relationship with RTD throughout this length legal process and we expect that to continue.”
The RTD in a statement said it was prepared to oppose the consortium’s appeal.
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