Cotton Belt Corridor

Cotton Belt Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as the federal lead agency, in cooperation with DART as the local project sponsor, provides this Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Cotton Belt Corridor Regional Rail Project (Project) in Tarrant, Dallas and Collin counties, Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will serve as a cooperating agency for the DEIS.

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement was available to the public for a 45-day review and comment period from April 20, 2018 to June 4, 2018. Public hearings were conducted during the review and comment period at the following locations:

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the project is available and can be accessed below.

DART has established an email address for receiving comments on the project: [email protected].

Cotton Belt Corridor Regional Rail Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (16MB PDF file opens in a new window) Appendix A: Engineering Design Plans Volume A, DFW Airport to Trinity River Line Section CB-1 Plans (44MB PDF file opens in a new window) Volume B, Elm Fork of Trinity River to Dallas North Tollway Line Section CB-2 Plans Part 1 (32MB PDF file opens in a new window) Volume B, Elm Fork of Trinity River to Dallas North Tollway Line Section CB-2 Plans Part 2 (18MB PDF file opens in a new window) Volume C, Dallas North Tollway to Shiloh Road Line Section CB-3 Plans Part 1 (36MB PDF file opens in a new window) Volume C, Dallas North Tollway to Shiloh Road Line Section CB-3 Plans Part 2 (33MB PDF file opens in a new window) DFW Airport to Shiloh Road Station Plans (33MB PDF file opens in a new window) Appendix B: Technical Memoranda and Reports B.1 Land Use Existing Conditions Technical Memorandum (4MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.2 Socioeconomic Existing Conditions Technical Memorandum (29MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.3 Socioeconomic Impact Assessment and Mitigation Technical Memorandum (447KB PDF file opens in a new window) B.4 Existing Parks and Recreational Facilities Technical Memorandum (4MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.5 Historic-age Reconnaissance Resource Survey – Station Locations (11MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.6 Archeological Resource Survey (30MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.7 Visual Assessment Existing Conditions Technical Memorandum (12MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.8 Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Technical Memorandum (4MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.9 Geology and Soils Existing Conditions Technical Memorandum (4MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.10 WOTUS (Waters of the U.S.) Technical Memorandum (30MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.11 Air Quality Existing Conditions Technical Memorandum (2MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.12 Noise and Vibration Technical Report (35MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.13 Hazardous Materials Existing Conditions Technical Memorandum (35MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.14 Biological Resources Existing Conditions Technical Memorandum (6MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.15 Indirect and Cumulative Impacts Assessment and Mitigation (4MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.16 Determination of Effects Report (16MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.17 Street At-Grade Crossing Traffic Analysis Report (21MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.18 Operations Simulation Methodology and Results (7MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.19 Operations and Maintenance Plan (2MB PDF file opens in a new window) B.20 Property Acquisitions and Displacements Technical Memorandum (364KB PDF file opens in a new window) B.21 Capital Cost Estimating Methodology Technical Memorandum (350KB PDF file opens in a new window) Appendix C: DFW Airport Layout Plan/Land Use Plan (7MB PDF file opens in a new window) Appendix D: Cotton Belt Regional Rail Project through Addison Airport Runway Protection Zone/FAA Correspondence (7MB PDF file opens in a new window) Appendix E: DART Cotton Belt Preferred Alternative Report (7MB PDF file opens in a new window) Appendix F: Alternatives and Environmental Considerations Report (AECR) - April 2014 (8MB PDF file opens in a new window) Appendix G: Agency Coordination and Consultation (August 2016 through April 2018) (26MB PDF file opens in a new window) Appendix H: DART Cotton Belt Public Involvement Plan (456KB PDF file opens in a new window) Appendix I: White Rock Creek Bridge Memorandum of Agreement between FTA, DART, and THC (2MB PDF file opens in a new window)