Media Relations Contact:
Morgan Lyons

December 27, 2002

Holiday Schedule for DART Services on New Year's Day

Most DART services will operate on a Sunday schedule on New Year's Day, Wednesday, January 1, in observance of the holiday.

• DART bus and light rail services will follow a Sunday schedule on New Year's Day.
• The Trinity Railway Express commuter rail service will not operate on New Year's Day.
• The high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on I-30 East R. L. Thornton Freeway will be closed on New Year's Day, as will the reversible S-ramp at the southern end of the I-35E Stemmons Freeway HOV lanes. The section of the I-35E/US 67 HOV lanes from Downtown Dallas to Loop 12 also will be closed. The remaining portion of the HOV lanes on Stemmons, LBJ Freeway and the section of I-35E/US 67 from Loop 12 to Camp Wisdom Road will remain open 24 hours a day as usual.
• DART Paratransit Services for customers with disabilities will operate on a Sunday schedule on New Year's Day. The Paratransit Scheduling Center will also be closed on that day. This means regular subscription trips are canceled on January 1. Customers needing service on Friday, January 3, can call on Tuesday, December 31. To schedule any trip, call 214-515-7272 and choose Option 3.