Yesterday, August 26, 2010, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the ground breaking ceremony of the East Corridor of RTD FasTracks. The event was held on the south grounds of the Jeppesen Terminal building at Denver International Airport and was attended by well over 100 people.
Speakers included Senator Mark Udall, Congressman Ed Perlmutter, Congresswoman Diana DeGette, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, Aurora Mayor Ed Tauer, Kim Day with DIA, Phil Washington and Lee Kemp with RTD. Christopher Martinez, RTD Board, acted as MC.
Lakewood Mayor Bob Murphy attended as well as RTD Board member Matt Cohen who also is a member of the Jefferson County Association of Realtors.
At the end of the ceremonies, six pieces of heavy equipment was cranked up and performed a symbolic, choreographed dance of digging up dirt and twirling around to the delight of the crowd.
Each guest participating in the Groundbreaking ceremonies received a ticket to ride one of the first V.I.P. rides on the RTD FasTracks East Corridor Line from Downtown to DIA scheduled to open in 2016.
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