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TransPort at Front Range Airport

Matrix's work supports preparation of a site-wide infrastructure master plan, framework development plan, and Metro District formation for TransPort.

Front Range Airport provides a full range of services for commercial, corporate, and private aircraft. The Airport’s 3,360 acres make Front Range larger than all other general aviation airports in the area combined. Situated six miles southeast of Denver International Airport’s (DIA) cargo facilities, Front Range offers complementary services to DIA commercial passenger and air cargo capabilities. 56th Avenue provides direct access between Front Range Airport and DIA, a drive that takes only ten minutes. Front Range provides premiere general aviation facilities in addition to twenty-four hours a day air cargo operations and business airpark opportunities.

Matrix provided professional services relating to the preparation of an Infrastructure Master Plan and other documents in support of the Framework Development Plan (FDP) for the TransPort project.  This work supports preparation of a site-wide infrastructure master plan, FDP, and Metro District formation for TransPort. The master plan products will provide the early planning support needed to launch the first phases of development, specifically the requirements for the UPPR rail yard(s). Work elements associated with the Infrastructure Master Plan included:

  • Establishing the framework required to expedite City of Aurora review and approval schedules, thereby enabling fast track design and construction.
  • Resolution of technical issues related to infrastructure systems location, capacity, and condition to meet the needs of the proposed development program.  This included regional drainage facilities within Bear Gulch and the Box Elder Creek Watershed; installation of deep, non-tributary wells for water supply; regional wastewater treatment plant(s); and major transportation improvements with a new Interstate 70 interchange.
  • Creation of Capital Improvement Programs that are automatically linked to economic models to provide cost-effective project phasing and “just in time” construction of trunk and in-tract infrastructure.
  • Development of a dynamic, GIS-based electronic plan which will serve as the long-term platform for management of information systems, program implementation, and future metropolitan district operations.