TRANSPORTATION UPDATES DART planning to hire 100 new security o cers
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Dallas Area Rapid Transit will add more than 100 transit security o cers to its eet, agency o cials announced July 25. The details: The new security o cers will provide “enhanced service” on DART’s light rail vehicles and plat- forms along with the Trinity Railway Express, according to a news release. They will focus on monitoring violations to DART’s code of conduct and any unlawful activities on DART property. The o cers will add to DART’s already existing sta of 252 DART police o cers and fare enforcement o cers. Funded by the agency’s Ridership Improvement Funds, the program will cost $15.3 million in its rst year, a DART spokesperson said.
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF AUG. 7. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT RICNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. nancing programs, DART member cities sales taxes, U.S. Department of Transportation occur through the summer. Timeline: 2010-mid-2026 (entire Silver Line project) Cost: $1.89 billion (entire project) Funding source: DART capital Silver Line Regional Rail Project Dallas Area Rapid Transit o cials gave updates on upcoming work on the Silver Line project on July 26: A A closure on Synergy Park Bou- levard near Point North Parkway will happen early September. B Lane closures on Waterview Crossing between Frankford Road and Synergy Park Boulevard expected to
Dallas Area Rapid Transit o cials are planning a series of security enhancements to the agency’s eet. (William C. Wadsack/Community Impact)
Quote of note: “Having a visible presence on as many of our vehicles as possible will be an important deterrent to misconduct, and I hope it also demonstrates our continued commitment to our customers to keep them safe,” DART Police Chief Charlie Cato stated in the news release. Going forward: DART riders can expect to immediately see the new security o cers being integrated,
but transit agency o cials expect the program to be fully sta ed by mid-August. The new security program is one of a series of planned DART security improvements that riders can expect to see made over the next several months, according to the news release. Improvements will include technology enhancements, physical deterrents and collaborative partner- ships across DART’s 13 member cities.
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