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A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS AROUND ST. PAUL STATION
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We will be raising the station platforms to accommodate level boarding of the new rail cars that will be delivered within the next few years. This will allow people with disabilities - plus others currently using the wheelchair lifts to board with strollers, bicycles and the like - to step or roll directly onto the train from the platform. The platform improvements also will enable us to operate longer three-car trains to meet our growing ridership.
This ongoing construction project will entail some hardships on your part and ours, so we want you to know what to expect.
Phase One - November 19, 2007 to Approximately January 17, 2008
Construction will be taking place away from the station boarding areas, closer to the front of the adjoining buildings. Normal train boardings will be taking place, but pedestrian movement will be limited. Area businesses - such as Subway, Jusmex, the Original Italian Cafe, and Tootsie's Café - will remain open. Signage will direct patrons to these establishments in the event normal access is blocked. As always, we urge you to be safe, be alert and be careful around any construction area, and refer to the handy safety tips listed at the end of this message.
*Phase Two - January 18, 2008, 8 p.m. to Approximately February 25, 2008
Due to construction near the track area, trains will not be permitted to board or deboard passengers at St. Paul Station. Pearl and Akard stations will remain open, and normal rail schedules will be maintained. Customers may choose to walk to either adjacent station, or to take a DART shuttle bus. Shuttle service to both Pearl and Akard stations will be available at the red bus stop on Harwood Street (see map). Area businesses - such as Subway, Jusmex, the Original Italian Cafe, and Tootsie's Café - will remain open.Following completion at St. Paul Station, this process will be repeated at Pearl, Akard and West End stations. At West End, a temporary station will be constructed nearby and no closure of that station will occur. Please keep in mind that St. Paul is the first station in the entire DART system to be renovated, and the total level boarding project will not be complete until each platform is made accessible to the entire fleet of the new rail cars.
In the meantime, please keep these projects in mind and exercise the rules of caution found below. Construction updates will appear beginning in December onboard your train, or you may visit our website, www.DART.org, or call Customer Service at 214-979-1111.
For more information and updates, visit www.DART.org, or
call DART Customer Service at 214-979-1111.
View all DART Rail construction alerts
call DART Customer Service at 214-979-1111.
View all DART Rail construction alerts
DART safely around construction
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 safety tips you should know.REMEMBER:
- 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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