DART Blue Line Expansion

The nearly five-mile DART Rail Blue Line extension to Rowlett is scheduled to open in December 2012. Work is beginning on the light rail line that will forever link the downtowns of Rowlett and Garland, two important member cities.

Blue Line (Northeast Corridor) Information and Additional Resources

• The Blue Line Express - A Project Report from DART, Fall 2011
  The Blue Line Express - A Project Report from DART, Summer 2011
  The Blue Line Express - A Project Report from DART, Spring 2011
  The Blue Line Express - A Project Report from DART, Winter 2011
  The Blue Line Express - A Project Report from DART, Fall 2010
  The Blue Line Express - A Project Report from DART, Summer 2010
  The Blue Line Express - A Project Report from DART, March 2010
  The Blue Line Express - A Project Report from DART, November 2009
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• View the Blue Line to Rowlett Map
• Blue Line to Rowlett Fact Sheet
• DART Safely
• City of Rowlett website (Opens in a new window)
• City of Garland website (Opens in a new window)
• DART Construction Project Updates
  
  
• View the City of Rowlett press release:
       Rowlett to host DART Blue Line Groundbreaking Ceremony on April 9
  
• View the City of Rowlett press release:
       DART announces light rail to Rowlett 'Ready to Roll.' (PDF file opens in a new window)

Blue Line (Northeast Corridor) Meeting Presentations

• Blue Line Construction Update Presentation - December 15, 2011
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• Blue Line Construction Update Presentation - September 22, 2011
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• Blue Line Rowlett Road Closure Update Presentation - June 15, 2011
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• Blue Line Construction Update Presentation - May 26, 2011
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• Blue Line Construction Update Presentation - March 10, 2011
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• Blue Line Construction Update Presentation - November 9, 2010
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• Station Art & Design Presentation - August 17, 2010
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• Blue Line Construction Update Presentation - July 15, 2010
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• Blue Line Construction Update Presentation - October 27, 2009
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• Dexham Estates Neighborhood Presentation - October 22, 2009
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• Public Information Meeting Presentation - June 25, 2009
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Blue Line (Northeast Corridor) Projected Opening Date

4.5 miles, Downtown Garland to Downtown Rowlett; 1 station


Downtown Garland Station to Downtown Rowlett Station (4.5 miles)

Opens:	December 2012
Stations:	Downtown Rowlett Station

Bridge Construction near Downtown Garland Station August 2011	Bridge Construction to Downtown Garland Station August 2011	Downtown Rowlett Station August 2011	Downtown Rowlett Station Parking Lot August 2011
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Bridge construction from Downtown Garland Station March 2011	Blue Line construction March 2011	Downtown Rowlett Station March 2011	Downtown Rowlett Station March 2011
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Blue Line to Rowlett Construction June 2010	Blue Line to Rowlett Construction June 2010	DART takes delivery of first rail for the Blue Line to Rowlett January 2009
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DART Rail Blue Line Groundbreaking Ceremony in Rowlett, April 9, 2009

Breaking ground in Rowlett Preview this image Download JPG Download TIF	Mark Enoch, the Rowlett representative on the DART Board of Directors, speaks at the Groundbreaking Ceremony Preview this image Download JPG Download TIF	Rowlett citizens at the Groundbreaking Ceremony Preview this image Download JPG Download TIF
Rowlett Mayor John Harper cuts the ceremonial DART Rail cake as Gary Thomas, DART President/Executive Director, Randall Chrisman, DART Chairman of the Board, Mike Cantrell, Dallas County Commissioner, and Mark Enoch, DART Board Member, look on. Preview this image Download JPG Download TIF

DART Rail to Rowlett Newsletters

• DART Rail to Rowlett Newsletter (August 2005, 2.4MB PDF file)
• DART Rail to Rowlett Newsletter (May 2005, 871KB PDF file)

DART Rail to Rowlett Final Local Environmental Assessment (May 2007)

• Rowlett Final Local Environmental Assessment
  
  This document describes the impacts to the social, economic, physical and natural environments associated with the proposed implementation of Light Rail Transit (LRT) for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Rail to Rowlett. The Proposed DART Rail to Rowlett would extend from the existing DART Downtown Garland LRT Station to the proposed DART Downtown Rowlett LRT Station. The project would consist of 4.8 miles of LRT along the existing Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) railroad corridor.
  
  If you have any questions or would like more information about the Rowlett Extension, please contact DART Community Affairs at 214-749-2543.
  
  
  
  

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