Transportation
BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY & COLBY FARR
DART approves $4M for Cotton Belt project Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s board of directors approved $4 million for design changes to the Cotton Belt Regional Trail project during an Oct. 31 meeting. What you need to know The North Central Texas Council of Govern- ments is expected to fund the changes, according to the board agenda. The action brings DART’s design-build contract for the Silver Line Regional Rail project to about $1.47 billion in total value. Funding will be used to address design changes requested by cities and railroads located along the Cotton Belt Trail corridor, said Trey Walker, capital design and construction vice president. In the same action, the board also approved an additional $1.16 million for resolving any unnegotiated change requests in advance, accord- ing to the agenda.
Work on Parker Road slated to continue Residents driving on Parker Road could see closures and construction in four di erent sections for the next few months. The details A section of Parker Road from Parkwood Boulevard to the west city limits is getting asphalt improvements, with daily lane clo- sures in both directions. A section from Jupi- ter Road to Avenue P has two lanes closed 24/7 for road repairs. Both of those projects are estimated to end in late November. Another section from Alma Drive to Rainier Road also has two lanes closed 24/7. That project is estimated to nish on Dec. 30. Various lanes will also be closed through- out the installation of a waterline from Independence Parkway to Country Place. Work is expected to nish around Jan. 30.
The Cotton Belt Trail will run alongside the Silver Line.
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Zooming out DART oversees design and construction for the Cotton Belt Trail and Silver Line Rail projects between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Plano. The Cotton Belt Trail will include nearly 57 miles of trail between Plano and Fort Worth. The city of Plano approved an interlocal coop- erative agreement with NCTCOG during its Nov. 7 meeting, and it will provide $1,700,718 of funding for the project.
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