Why DART is pushing back the opening date for the Silver Line to DFW Airport
The opening of the long-awaited Dallas Area Rapid Transit Silver Line has been postponed again and will now open two years after it was originally intended to carry passengers between Dallas / Fort Worth Airport and Plano.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit north Texas, the line was scheduled to open in 2022, but has now been postponed twice due to construction delays and unresolved agreements.
According to DART spokesman Gordon Shattles, the recent setback was caused in part by delays in land acquisitions and agreements between the agency and carriers, and pandemic-induced slowdowns.
Some cities the Silver Line will traverse have also requested design changes to the rail, adding further delays, Shattles said.
DART has not yet set a month or season for the lift to open, but the agency expects to get customers on board in 2024.
“The final decision on when to begin selling the DART Silver Line will be made by the DART Board of Directors,” said Shattles.
The 26-mile Silver Line has been in the works since 1990 and will run between the southeast of Plano and DFW Airport, stopping at 10 stations along the route. Shattles says it takes 59 minutes to get to DFW Airport from 12th Street in Plano.
The project is expected to cost $ 1.2 billion to build.
DART is hosting a series of virtual community meetings to get input from residents on building and operating the Silver Line. Shattles said the meetings will consist of presentations on the line’s design and construction, updates on the project’s improvement walls, and progress on hiking and biking trails near DART stations.
“The goal of these community meetings is to ensure our residents are engaged and informed about the progress of the long-awaited Silver Line project and to ensure that any questions or concerns they have during the ramp-up are answered,” Shattles said .
Here is a list of the virtual community meetings and video conference IDs for each Silver Line city.
To dial into a meeting, dial 469-391-0632.
Coppell / Cypress Waters
Monday, July 19 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Conference ID: 469 991 010
Carrollton
Wednesday, July 21 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Conference ID: 603 227 673
Addison
Thursday, July 22nd from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Conference ID: 662 024 173
Richardson
Tuesday, July 27th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Conference ID: 947 152 510
Plano
Wednesday, July 28th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Conference ID: 290 948 296
Dallas
Tuesday, August 3rd from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Conference ID: 528 886 184
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