Station serving the American Airlines (entertainment) Center. In 2005, DART opened a one-mile branch to Victory Which closely paralleled the tracks of the Texas Electric. This section of the Red Line uses a former SP route, portions of The Red Line was also being extendedĪnd opened northernmost terminal at Parker Road in Plano in DecemberĢ002. Line was extended incrementally, reaching its current terminal –ĭowntown Garland in November. Running through the subway to Mockingbird Station. In May 1999, an extension of the Blue line down the center of Through the tunnel and over a former SP freight line to the Park Lane In January 1997, the Red Line was extended northward Provision was made for a future subway station for the Cityplace “Austin Chalk” rock strata under Central proved to be soft enough toįacilitate excavating and twin tunnels were bored under US 75 and Delays in the highway construction led DART to consider In the end, DART was forced to choose toĬo-ordinate their line with the reconstruction of US 75 (CentralĮxpressway). However, a sticking point was the corridor to enterĭowntown from the north. A one-mile spur branches off from theĬedars station to the DART shops at the site of a former Santa Fe Part of the Blue line to Illinois uses an old

Light rail lines outside of the Central Business District utilize It isĮstimated that some 40,000 people rode the trains that weekend.ĭART was able to buy rail lines made surplus by their Rides between the Pearl and Convention Center Stations.

Shop building in South Oak Cliff (Blue Line) and to Westmoreland in Transit mall to the Illinois station, opposite the old Texas Electric Inverted “Y” from Pearl Station at the east end of the downtown The starter system was roughly in the shape of an In the meantime only one small member city Type of rail service delayed the opening of the 20-mile starter rail Service coupled with ongoing political wrangling over the cost and

However, higher than expected costs to expand and improve bus System and beginning construction of the first rail line by Marchġ985. Thank you.Approved the creation of the Dallas Area Transit Authority, to beįunded by a 1¢ sales tax and the promise of upgrading the current bus If you find this reporting valuable, consider making a tax-deductible gift today. Got a tip? Email Pablo Arauz Peña at News is made possible through the generosity of our members. The route is expected to open for service some time between late 2025 and mid-2026. The Silver Line will run from southeast Plano to DFW Airport. 'Our goal is to complete construction safely and quickly, so we can get traffic on Hillcrest Road back to normal while continuing to advance the Silver Line project,” Leggett added. “While we understand that this temporary road closure will be an inconvenience to commuters and the adjacent community, public safety will always be our primary focus,” Dee Leggett, DART chief development officer, said in a statement Thursday.ĭrivers heading north or south on Hillcrest Road can find detours on Preston Road to the west and Coit Road to the east.ĭallas Fire Rescue and Dallas Police will have emergency at several locations throughout the construction site. A busy stretch of road in Far North Dallas will close for about a year as construction moves forward on Dallas Area Rapid Transit's new Silver Line.ĭART announced that Hillcrest Road will close between McCallum Boulevard and Wester Way starting Jan.

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