EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Ballot Issue 7A, the measure about the Front Range Passenger Rail District's (FRPRD) project, "CoCo" passed statewide on Election Night.
The CoCo team says nine of the 12 counties voted in favor of funding the project by establishing a sales use tax that will cost consumers one-third of a cent. They say there are still a lot of details they can't share because of a non-disclosure agreement with the company currently running the railroad, but the timeline remains the same.
FRPRD says they are aiming to start carrying passengers in northern parts of the state by 2029. The district says the northern Colorado service is specifically for three daily round trips between Denver and Fort Collins. They say that was funded by existing revenue commitments and there isn't any new tax required.
But those in southern Colorado may have to wait a little longer.
"We are close to wrapped on the definitive agreement for the north," Sal Pace, the general manager for FRPRD said. "For the south, those negotiations are going to be starting in early 2027."
The latest plan says service will start in Colorado Springs and Pueblo in 2032.
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