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Level Boarding ConstructionProject Moves to Outlying Rail Stations
Most Work to Take Place on Weekends Over 14 Month Period (June 2009 - August 2010)
• The level boarding project begins at Hampton Station, Saturday, August 8 & Sunday, August 9
• The level boarding project moves to Bush Turnpike Station Saturday, August 15 and Sunday, August 16 and Cedars Station Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30
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August 6, 2009
Select a location below to view DART construction activity in that areaGreen Line Updates:
Downtown Dallas construction information
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Downtown Dallas: • To support construction around the Bryan/Hawkins intersection: • Motorists will not be able to make left turns from Leonard St. across the DART Rail tracks. View a street location map. |
Market Center Community construction information
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Market Center Community: • Three northbound lanes on Harry Hines between Wycliff and Market Center are open. View a street location map. • Three southbound lanes on Harry Hines between Market Center and Wycliff are open. At the Wycliff intersection, median work is scheduled and lanes will continue be reduced to two southbound lanes through the intersection. View a street location map. • Two northbound lanes on Harry Hines between Wycliff and Throckmorton are now open. View a street location map. • The intersection of Vagas and Harry Hines has been reopened. View a street location map. |
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Love Field West Community construction information
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Love Field West Community: Neighborhood Construction Advisory - West of Love Field Construction on DART's exciting Green Line expansion into Northwest Dallas, Farmers Branch and Carrollton has begun in earnest and will continue until passenger service officially begins in December 2010. Listed below is a brief outline of how some of the major streets in the neighborhood west of Love Field will be affected.
Construction for DART's new Green Line will require the temporary closure of four streets at the railroad crossing near Denton Drive, beginning on or around Monday, May. 25. • Burbank has re-opened. With the completion and re-opening of Anson, Gilford and Burbank, work will begin next on Empire Central approximately mid-August. Detours will be Anson and Little Denton to reach Empire Central. • Traffic is reduced to one lane each way at W. Mockingbird Lane and Denton Drive. View a street location map. • There is a traffic switch on Denton Dr. from north of Hawes Ave. to Lovedale for paving work. The northbound lanes are closed and traffic is detoured onto the southbound lanes with one lane open in each direction. Once the northbound lanes are completed, traffic will be switched to the new lanes while southbound lanes are paved. View a street location map. • Denton is closed from Shorecrest to Webb Chapel for underground utility and bridge work until further notice. Detour is available via Harry Hines. View a street location map. |
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Walnut Hill/Denton Area construction information
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Walnut Hill/Denton Area: Construction for DART's exciting Green Line Expansion Program into Northwest Dallas, Farmers Branch and Carrollton, is underway and will continue until the new passenger service begins in December 2010. Construction in this area will necessitate occasional traffic shifts and detours as some of the local streets and infrastructure are improved. • Webb Chapel Extension and Denton Drive is reduced to one lane in each direction for the installation of underground utilities until further notice. View a street location map. • Denton Drive is closed from Storey Lane to Webb Chapel until further notice. View a street location map. • Denton Drive between Willowbrook and Lombardy is reduced to one lane southbound. View a street location map. • Denton Drive between Lombardy and Walnut Hill will be closed except for local traffic. Motorists are encouraged to look for local road detour signage. View a street location map. • Century Drive between Doric Street and Denton Drive will permanently close. Local business traffic wishing to access Denton Drive from the east will need to detour along Doric Street to Abernathy Avenue and Lombardy Lane. This work will be followed by subsequent traffic shifts at this location--each lasting for several weeks--to allow for the reconstruction of Century Drive with a direct connection to Abernathy Lane. Road construction on Century Drive is anticipated to continue until Fall 2009. • Walnut Hill near Denton Drive may have daily lane closures. View a street location map. • There is an altered lane configuration on Denton, north of Forest Lane, to accommodate the next phase of paving. View a street location map. |
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Farmers Branch Community construction information
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Farmers Branch Community: Farmers Branch On-Call Boarding With Other DART Routes at Farmers Branch Park & Ride - Effective October 20, 2008 All Farmers Branch On-Call vehicles drop off and board passengers at the temporary transit center on Denton Drive. This is the location currently being used by Bus Routes 44, 185, 204, 247, 331, 400 and 486. Boarding will take place at the sign marked: DEPARTURES All Bus Routes All DART services will use this stop until the new Green Line rail station opens across the street in December 2010. Riders may continue to call 972-880-7786 to schedule an On-Call trip reservation. For other questions about On-Call service, please consult www.DART.org or call 214-979-1111. View a street location map. • Farmers Branch Lane at Denton is closed for utility installation. View a street location map. • Beginning Monday, July 27 through approximately the end of October, Denton Drive at Farmers Branch Lane will be closed for the reconstruction of the Rawhide Creek vehicular bridge. Detour signage will be available to guide motorists. Southbound Denton Drive will be detoured west on Valley View, then south on the I-35E service road to Harry Hines. Northbound Denton Drive will be detoured west on the I-635 service road over to Harry Hines, then north on Harry Hines/I-35E service road to Valley View. Farmers Branch Lane will be closed at Denton Drive. Access to the Farmers Branch Park & Ride is available from the northbound I-35E service road via Carrick and Pike. View a street location map. • Various lanes may be closed on Valley View Lane at Denton as brick pavers are installed in the median. View a street location map. • Squire Place at Denton Drive is closed until further notice. View a street location map. • There will be intermittent traffic delays at intersections along the rail guideway between Squire Place and Ismaili Center Circle for the movement of rail. View a street location map. • McClintock is closed between Squire Place and Fruitland for utility work until further notice. View a street location map. |
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Carrollton Community construction information
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Carrollton Community: Construction for DART's exciting Green Line Expansion Program into Northwest Dallas, Farmers Branch and Carrollton, is under way and will continue until the new passenger service begins in December 2010. Construction in this area will necessitate occasional traffic shifts and detours as some of the local streets and infrastructure are improved. • On Valwood Parkway at the rail guideway, there may be lane closures while median brick paving work is done. View a street location map. • On Denton/Broadway between Distribution and north of Randolph, there will be a northbound lane closure while rail is being moved from Farmers Branch to Carrollton. View a street location map. • There will be intermittent traffic delays at intersections along the rail guideway between Squire Place and Ismaili Center Circle for the movement of rail. View a street location map. • Beginning August 4 through approximately August 18, Main Street will be closed at the rail guideway while the east side of the rail guideway is completed. View a street location map.  Beginning Friday, August 7 through approximately August 14, Ismaili Center Circle at Broadway will be closed for the installation of rail. View a street location map. |
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Deep Ellum Community construction information
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Deep Ellum Community:  From 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, Gaston Ave. at the rail guideway will be closed. View a street location map.• Malcolm X Blvd. between Junius and Indiana may be periodically reduced to one lane in each direction until further notice. View a street location map. • There will be a traffic switch on Hall Street at the rail guideway to the new paving on the northbound lanes until future notice. View a street location map. |
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Fair Park Community construction information
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Fair Park Community: • Parry Ave. at Haskell will be reduced to one lane in both directions until further notice. View a street location map. • Through approximately August 14, northbound Ash at the rail guideway will be closed. View a street location map. • Trunk Ave. between Pennsylvania and Birmingham is closed until further notice. View a street location map. |
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Hatcher Community construction information
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Hatcher Community: • Eastbound traffic along Scyene Rd. between 2nd Ave. and Hatcher St. and westbound traffic along Scyene Rd. between Hatcher St. and Lawnview Ave. may have periodic lane reductions. View a street location map. • Traffic along Hatcher St. at Scyene Road will be reduced to one lane in each direction. There will be daily lane closures at the intersection of Scyene Road and Hatcher St. View a street location map. • Traffic has been switched to the newly paved lanes on Hatcher at Scyene. One lane in each direction is open. View a street location map. • Dixon Avenue near Scyene Road has one lane open in each direction. View a street location map. • Left turn lane on Lawnview Avenue at Scyene Road is detoured. Motorists are encouraged to look for detour signage. View a street location map. • Westbound traffic along Scyene Road to Lawnview Avenue will be detoured to Elmira Street (right) to Greenmere Place (left) and back onto Scyene (right). View a street location map. |
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Lake June Community construction information
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Lake June Community: • There may be temporary lane reductions on Buckner Blvd. between Elam Rd. and US 175. View a street location map. • There is one lane open in each direction on Elam Road between Hillburn Drive and Buckner until further notice. View a street location map. |
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Orange Line Updates:
Orange Line construction information
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Ongoing work: Road closures and lane restrictions:
Road closures and lane restrictions:
Upcoming work: Utility relocations on Teleport are scheduled to begin near the end of August. These utility relocates will require road closures in the Riverside/Teleport area. More detailed information regarding these closures will be provided as these construction activities draw closer. Beginning in the middle of August, girders erection will begin for the Harry Hines/I-35E/Trinity River bridge structure from Jameson/Bachman Station to the west side of the levy on the Spur 482 frontage road. The placement of the girders will require full closures. The current schedule for the month of August is for 2 spans (the distance between columns) to be placed per day or per night on each of the following August dates: Please note: • In the Harry Hines/Jameson/Northwest Hwy. area, construction activities will include drill shaft operations, column operations, electrical work, walls and grading for bridge construction preparation. There will trucks and equipment moving in and out of the construction site, so please use caution in this area with the increased activity. Jameson at the Northwest Hwy. frontage road will be closed until further notice. View a street location map. • The right lane of southbound Harry Hines under Northwest Highway will be closed until further notice. Two southbound lanes will be open for through traffic. View a street location map. |
Any time you undertake a construction project, the possibility for danger is elevated. DART is urging everyone to be extra careful around its facilities, vehicles and especially the construction areas. Here are 10 tips you should know.
- Stop, look and listen for DART vehicles.
- Cross the street or track at designated crosswalks only.
- Never walk, ride or play in front of or behind a DART vehicle.
- Children should always exit the bus through the front door.
- Do not walk, ride or play in a construction area.
- Never walk, ride or play on or near railroad tracks.
- Always stand behind the textured warning strips on rail platforms.
- Be careful when driving or turning across train tracks.
- Never try to beat a train through a crossing.
- Remember: Safety begins with you. Talk to your family.
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