Media Relations Contact:
Morgan Lyons

November 20, 2002

Thanksgiving Day Holiday Schedule for DART Services

Most DART services will operate on a Sunday schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, Thursday, November 28.

• DART bus and light rail services will follow a Sunday schedule Thanksgiving Day.
• The Trinity Railway Express commuter rail service will not operate on Thanksgiving Day but will run a regular schedule on Friday, November 29.
• The High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane on I-30 East R. L. Thornton will be closed on Thursday and Friday, as will the reversible S-ramp at the southern end of the I-35E Stemmons HOV lane. The section of the I-35E/US 67 HOV lanes that runs from Downtown Dallas to Loop 12 also will be closed. The remaining portion of the HOV lanes on Stemmons, the section of the I-35E/US 67 HOV lane from Loop 12 to Camp Wisdom Road and the LBJ Freeway HOV lanes will remain open 24 hours a day as usual.
• DART Paratransit Services for customers with disabilities will operate on a Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving Day. The Paratransit Scheduling Center will be closed Thanksgiving Day but will resume regular operation on Friday. This means regular subscriptions trips are canceled on Thursday, and any customer needing service on Saturday, November 30 may call on Wednesday, November 27 to schedule their trip. Customers should call 214-515-7272, and choose Option 3 to schedule their trip.