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02/18/2010

$1 billion DFW Connector project will ease Grapevine highway mess, but the work will be painful
Construction crews began work Wednesday on an enormously complex $1 billion highway project in Grapevine that will eventually smooth the daily commutes for hundreds of thousands of North Texas drivers weary of the constant sight of taillights.

02/17/2010

Dallas awarded $43M in federal grants for roads, streetcars
The money will build a starter downtown streetcar loop and will greatly reduce NTTA's cost to build the State Highway 161 toll road in western Dallas County.

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Dallas panel urges changing East Ledbetter Drive's name to Trinity Forest Boulevard
The last time the city of Dallas sought to rename a street to spruce up the image of the Trinity River, it quickly turned into a drawn-out fight with ugly racial overtones.

02/15/2010

Work set to begin today on DFW Connector north of D/FW airport
Work starts today on the DFW Connector, a $1.02 billion project that will improve mobility along state highways 114 and 121 north of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

02/14/2010

Super Bowl host committee going to school on NBA All-Star Weekend
The North Texas Super Bowl host committee returned last week from Sunday's football game with a brand-new focus: basketball.

02/11/2010

DART, TRE extend hours for All-Star events
DART and the Trinity Railway Express will have extra service and extended hours for 2010 NBA All-Star events at the Dallas Convention Center and American Airlines Center starting Friday.

02/10/2010

Irving official to lead Denton transit agency
The Denton County Transportation Authority named Irving official Jim Cline the agency's new president Tuesday. Cline joined Irving in 1998 and has spent much of his time as the city's public works director. In that role, he worked extensively on DART's planned light-rail Orange Line, which will connect downtown Dallas to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport through Irving.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit proposes route, schedule changes for dozens of bus lines
Dozens of bus routes could be changed by the end of the year, according to a set of proposals presented to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit board Tuesday.

02/09/2010

DART board to discuss major bus route changes today
The proposed changes are intended to better complement DART Rail System's Green Line, which will be fully open for service in December.

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02/07/2010

Dramatic transportation changes are in the works for 2011 Superbowl
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Super Bowl events next year will require a dramatic but temporary overhaul of parts of the North Texas transportation system, including a temporary rail station in Arlington and changes to highway lanes.