DART Rail Construction Alerts

May 18, 2012

Select a location below to view DART construction activity in that area:
Orange Line | Blue Line to Rowlett

Orange Line Updates:

I-1: BACHMAN STATION TO IRVING CONVENTION CENTER

Segment update:

If you live or work on Lake Carolyn Parkway, please remember that the area next to the DART Rail tracks is not a sidewalk, walkway or path. Only cross the tracks in designated areas.
All traffic signals at intersections in the I-1 segment are fully operational. Drivers must treat these signals as they would any other traffic light.
Crews will continue work on the pedestrian bridge between the Irving Convention Center station and the convention center site.
By the end of the month, construction crews will be finished with work on the stations in the I-1 segment (University of Dallas, Las Colinas Urban Center and Irving Convention Center stations).
Construction crews will finalize work on the I-1 segment by late spring; at this time, DART will perform integrated testing on this segment prior to its opening at the end of July.

Lane closures for the I-1 segment include:

Various single right or left lane closures on the westbound SH 114 frontage road from Tom Braniff Drive to Riverside Drive
Dates and times: Monday, May 21 through Friday, May 25
Work: Punchlist work (final construction activities)
Various closures on north and southbound Lake Carolyn Parkway
Dates and times: Monday, May 21 to Friday, May 25
Work: Punchlist work (final construction activities)
Single right lane closure on the westbound Spur 482 frontage road at the u-turn
Dates and times: Continuously from 6 p.m. on Friday, June 15 to 6 a.m. on Monday, June 18
Work: Concrete paving

I-2: IRVING CONVENTION CENTER TO BELT LINE STATION

Segment update:

Stations crews will install drainage, complete painting and install pavers at the North Lake College Station over the next several weeks.
In the coming weeks, stations crews will erect walls and install pavers and trackway fence at the Belt Line Station.

Lane closures for the I-2 segment include:

Single right lane closure on Northwest Highway/Spur 348 at the Irving Convention Center
Dates and times: Friday, May 18 to Thursday, May 31
Work: Construction access
Various lane closures at the Green Park Drive/Meadow Creek Drive and Walnut Hill Lane/Brangus Drive intersections
Dates and times: Monday, May 21 to Friday, May 25
Work: Signals, signs and loop work

1-3: BELT LINE STATION TO DFW AIRPORT

Segment update:

Utilities crews will complete fire hydrant work on North Belt Line Road; these crews will also remove a water line, install a fire hydrant and relocate communication lines and a power pole in the Esters Blvd./Plaza Drive area.
Structures (bridge) crews will drill shafts and begin column work for the bridge that will span North Belt Line Road; these crews will also drill shafts on a bridge just west of Belt Line Road and another at Hackberry Creek.
Grading crews will build creek crossings and perform initial dirt work at North Belt Line Road.
In late May/early June, crews will begin building a new detour just south of Airfield Drive.

Lane closures for the I-3 segment include:

Single left (inside) or right (outside) lane closure on northbound Belt Line Road between Valley View Lane and Gateway Drive
Dates and times: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day from May 21 to May 25, May 28 to June 1, and June 4 to June 8
Type of work: Structures, utilities
Single left (inside) lane closure on southbound Belt Line Road between Valley View Lane and Gateway Drive
Dates and times: Closed continuously from May 18 to June 15 (closure may be picked up when crews are not working for a period of time)
Type of work: Structures

Blue Line to Rowlett Updates: