TRANSPORTATION DART provides updates on ongoing Silver Line projects
COMPILED BY ERICK PIRAYESH
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A number of projects are in progress across Richardson as part of Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Silver Line project. The Silver Line is a $1.89 billion commuter rail line being built by DART that will connect Richardson travelers to the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport with an estimated travel time of 51 minutes or less, according to gures released by the transit agency. The project is scheduled to be complete by late 2024. DART o cials released updates on various Silver Line projects taking place in Richardson during its Aug. 3 community meeting. The University of Texas at Dallas Station The canopies across the UT Dallas Station have been built, and lighting installation is underway, according to DART o cials. Crews are working on landscape and drainage work before building the 249-space parking lot for the station. The station is located on the UTD campus near student housing. The station will open in late 2024. Hike-and-bike trails Nearly 3.5 miles of hike-and-bike trails in Richardson will be built adjacent to the Silver Line. As of July, DART o cials reported 60% of the total trail design is complete. Full construction of the 12-foot-wide trails will begin in late 2024, according to DART o cials. As part of the trails, pedestrian
bridges will be built over Custer Parkway, Renner Road and Synergy Park Boulevard. More info and project updates can be found at www.dart.org/SilverLine. US 75 bridge A bridge to carry the Silver Line over US 75 has been under construction since last year. According to DART, the columns for the bridge are nearly all complete. A column between the northbound and southbound lanes on US 75 is being constructed primarily at night and is almost complete, DART o cials said. A pedestrian bridge that will run next to the Silver Line track is also under construction. Additional tra c restrictions on US 75 will be announced on the DART website. DART o cials said an exact completion date for the bridge is not yet available. CityLine/Bush Station Construction on the canopies at the CityLine/Bush Station are still under- way, according to DART o cials. Road work at West CityLine Drive and Routh West Drive has been completed as of Aug. 3, and the area is open to tra c. Paint lines have been laid out for the parking lot under President George Bush Turnpike, and work will soon begin on a retaining wall leading up to the station, DART o cials stated. The station will open in late 2024, accord- ing to DART.
US 75 bridge construction happens nightly. (Courtesy Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
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CONNECTING THE REGION The 26-mile Dallas Area Rapid Transit Silver Line rail project will ultimately span the cities of Grapevine, Coppell, Dallas, Carrollton, Addison, Richardson and Plano. 1 The University of Texas at Dallas Station Status: under construction Completion: late 2024 2 Pedestrian bridges: included with new hike-and-bike trail Status: design stage (construction to start late 2024) Completion: not yet announced A Synergy Park Boulevard pedestrian bridge B Renner Road pedestrian bridge C Custer Parkway pedestrian bridge 3 US 75 bridge Status: under construction Completion: not yet announced 4 CityLine/Bush Station Status: under construction Completion: late 2024
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