text: RTD has shot itself in the foot regarding the G line.  That line is now over one year past due from its previously extended date.  
   
  Was this due to determined citizen opposition to the route chosen?  NO!  This route follows an existing rail line and uses that ROW.
   
  Was this because of a lack of building materials or a shortage in the labor supply?  That probably pushed the start date more than once, but the entire route has been up and able to run for over 1 year.
   
  What then caused the delay?  RTD and the Contractor selected unproven and now known to be defective GATE SOFTWARE.  That STUPID decision is causing the delay of an otherwise completed line.  It gets worse.  At every crossing point we are paying for TWO flaggers 24/7/365.  These folks have a boring job that is interrupted a couple of times a day by the Coors train.  Some shifts do not even have a train, but RTD has the flaggers for both directions.  Gives you confidence in their planning process doesn't it?