Fuel tanker crash disrupts RTD light rail service in southeast corridor

The Regional Transportation District is conducting exigency repairs to the Yale Street bridge in Denver after a fuel tanker collided with the structure on Thanksgiving and disrupted light rail institution in the southeast corridor The non-RTD crash on Thursday afternoon damaged the bridge s retaining wall and continues to impact light rail provision RTD personnel announced The tanker was the only car involved in the p m crash which resulted in fuel being spilled on the roadway Multiple agencies and exigency personnel responded to the accident and light rail arrangement was right away suspended in the area The Yale Station was temporarily closed following the crash but it has since reopened to customers Bus shuttles and specific limited E Line function have been established along the Southeast Corridor to provide customers with continued connections While the repair work is underway the following alternative services are in place Southbound E Line provision between the Interstate Broadway and Southmoor stations has been temporarily replaced by a combination of trains and bus shuttles Southbound customers board on the northbound track at Southmoor Station Northbound E Line arrangement between the Southmoor and I- Broadway stations has been temporarily replaced by shuttle utility Customers traveling downtown will need to transfer to the D Line at the I- Broadway Station Customers can board northbound E Line trains on the southbound track at Southmoor Station E Line trains are operating normally between the Southmoor and RidgeGate Parkway stations Related Articles Colorado Sen Faith Winter killed in I- crash remembered for relentless advocacy tremendous heart Colorado Sen Faith Winter killed in -vehicle crash on I- near Centennial Father son were street racing before fatal Lakewood crash police say Texas man detected guilty in high-speed Aurora crash that killed -year-old woman Southbound I- in Thornton reopens taken to hospital after multi-vehicle crash Customers are encouraged to sign up for institution alerts or check RTD s website for bus and rail schedules Customer Care agents are available seven days a week by calling - - Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day