Transportation
BY COLBY FARR
NCTCOG eyes federal Cotton Belt Trail funds The North Central Texas Council of Govern- ments will partner with Dallas Area Rapid Transit in seeking more federal funding for the regional Cotton Belt Trail project. What happened? Regional Transportation Council members greenlit a federal grant application for up to $12 million to fund 3 miles of the trail project during a June 13 meeting. The proposed 57-mile Cotton Belt Trail will link several cities, including Grapevine, Coppell and Plano, according to the NCTCOG’s website. Part of the trail will run along the 26-mile DART’s Silver Line Rail project, which is under construction. The details If awarded, the grant would fund about 2.9 miles of trail construction in Addison, Coppell and
DCTA dissolves mobility corporation The Denton County Transportation Authority’s board of directors voted to dis- solve the North Texas Mobility Corporation during a June 27 meeting. What you need to know The move approves dissolution of the bus and shuttle service provider by Aug. 9 at the end of a 60-day termination period, according to the agenda. Any budget funds that were allocated to the NTMC will be transferred to the DCTA once all corporation employees transition to the DCTA. Looking back The corporation was created in 2019 when bus operations were transferred from a private operator. The agreement with the DCTA enabled bus operators to unionize.
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Dallas as part of the project’s third phase. Engi- neering and design is underway on portions of the trail that have not been constructed yet. The NCTCOG and DART are applying through the Active Transportation Infrastructure Invest- ment Program, according to a staff presentation. The Cotton Belt Trail is split into three phases. Construction on the first phase is already under- way while the second phase is slated to head to the procurement phase this fall.
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