Media Relations Contact: Morgan Lyons
December 27, 2001
New Year's Day Holiday Schedule for DART Services Most DART services will operate on a Sunday schedule in observance of the New Year's Day holiday, Tuesday, January 1.
- DART bus and light rail services will follow a Sunday schedule on Tuesday.
- The Trinity Railway Express commuter rail service will not operate on New Year's Day but will run a regular schedule on Wednesday, January 2.
- The High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane on I-30 East R. L. Thornton will be closed, as will the reversible S-ramp at the southern end of the I-35E Stemmons HOV lane on Thursday and Friday. The section of the I-35E/US 67 HOV lanes that runs from Louisiana Avenue 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 Christmas Day. The Paratransit Scheduling Center will be closed New Year's Day but will resume regular operation on Wednesday. This means regular subscriptions trips are canceled on Tuesday. Customers should call 214-515-7272, and choose Option 3 to schedule their trip.
DART administrative offices will be closed on Tuesday, January 1. However, on New Year's Day, DART's Customer Information Center will respond to customer questions from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 214-979-1111. The Center will return to regular hours on Wednesday, responding to customer inquiries from 5:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. DART route and schedule information is always available on the DART website, DART.org.-- 30 --
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