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    Home About Plans, Projects, and Initiatives Expansion Silver Line Regional Rail Project Cotton Belt FEIS/ROD

Cotton Belt FEIS and ROD

Final Environmental Impact Statement/Record of Decision (FEIS/ROD) for the Cotton Belt Corridor Regional Rail Project.

  • Final FEIS/ROD
  • Cotton Belt Map
  • Final Environmental Impact Statement Documents
  • Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Cotton Belt Final Environmental Impact Statement/Record of Decision (FEIS/ROD)

On November 9, 2018, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Record of Decision (FEIS/ROD) for the Cotton Belt Corridor Regional Rail Project.

The FEIS/ROD for the project is available and can be accessed below. Additional hard copies of the FEIS/ROD are available for public viewing at the following libraries:

  1. Carrollton Public Library at Josey Ranch Lake: 1700 Keller Springs Rd., Carrollton, TX 75006
  2. Cozby Library and Community Commons: 177 N. Heartz Rd., Coppell, TX 75019
  3. Fretz Park Branch Library: 6990 Belt Line Rd., Dallas, TX 75254
  4. Park Forest Branch Library: 3421 Forest Ln., Dallas, TX 75234
  5. Grapevine Public Library: 1201 Municipal Way, Grapevine, TX 76051
  6. Richardson Public Library: 900 Civic Center Dr., Richardson, TX 75080
  7. Harrington Library: 11501 18th St., Plano, TX 750744
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Final Environmental Impact Statement Documents

Appendix A: Engineering Design Plans

Appendix C: DFW Airport Layout Plan/Land Use Plan

Appendix D: Cotton Belt Regional Rail Project through Addison Airport Runway Protection Zone/FAA Correspondence

Appendix E: DART Cotton Belt Preferred Alternative Report

Appendix F: Alternatives and Environmental Considerations Report (AECR) - April 2014

Appendix G: Agency Coordination and Consultation (August 2016 through April 2018)

Appendix H: DART Cotton Belt Public Involvement Plan

Appendix I: White Rock Creek Bridge Memorandum of Agreement between FTA, DART, and THC

Appendix J: Comments Received on the DEIS

Appendix B: Technical Memoranda and Reports

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:

May 14, 2018 - 6:30 p.m.
Renaissance Dallas Addison
Lalique Ballroom
15201 Dallas Parkway
Addison, TX 75001
May 15, 2018 - 6:30 p.m.
Richardson Civic Center
Grand Ballroom
411 W. Arapaho Road
Richardson, TX 75080
May 16, 2018 - 6:30 p.m.
DFW Airport Marriott
8440 Freeport Parkway
Irving, TX 75063

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].

 

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