Media Relations Contact:
Morgan Lyons
Mark A. Ball
May 20, 2013
DART Announces Memorial Day Holiday Schedule
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will follow a Sunday schedule and the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will not operate Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. Other holiday changes include:
- The following High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes will be closed: the HOV lane on I-30 (East R.L. Thornton); the HOV lane on I-30 West (Tom Landry); the reversible S-ramp at the southern end of the I-35E (Stemmons) HOV lane; the reversible HOV ramp between the US 75 and the I-635 HOV lanes; and the section of the I-35E/U.S. 67 (South R. L. Thornton/Marvin D. Love) HOV lanes from downtown Dallas to Loop 12.
- The remaining portion of the Stemmons HOV lanes, the HOV lanes on LBJ Freeway, the US 75 HOV lanes, and the HOV lanes on I-35E/U.S. 67 from Loop 12 to Camp Wisdom Road will be open 24 hours.
- DART Paratransit services for customers with disabilities will operate on a Saturday schedule. The Paratransit Scheduling Center will be closed on Memorial Day. Customers may call Thursday, May 23, to book their trips through Monday, May 27, and Friday, May 24, to book their trips through Tuesday, May 28. Customers may call Tuesday, May 28, to book trips for Wednesday, May 29. X-Press Booking and next day weekend voice mail booking is also available.
DART administrative offices and the Customer Care Center, which handles complaints, commendations, suggestions and Lost and Found, will be closed. The DART Customer Information Center will be open on Memorial Day, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., for trip-planning needs at 214-979-1111 and DART route and schedule information is always available at www.DART.org.
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