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02/25/2010

Transportation blog: $10 million fix may not be enough to hasten DART Orange Line
DART spokesman Morgan Lyons said this morning that the transit agency is not certain it can meet its deadline for the Orange Line service to Irving, even if TxDOT completes its utility relocation work on time.

Texas Transportation Commission OKs loan to North Texas Tollway Authority for State Highway 161
The North Texas Tollway Authority has been fighting for nearly three years to build the State Highway 161 toll road, and on Friday its board members will finally have to decide whether it really wants to.

Interstate 35E near downtown Dallas crawls to dubious title in traffic study
Five of the region's most congested interchanges are along I-35E near downtown Dallas, according to a comprehensive new private traffic study.

02/24/2010

Toll road may rescue DART's Orange Line from delay
Officials from three transportation agencies and Irving are hoping one of the region's most expensive toll roads can prevent a possible eight-month delay in bringing light rail to Las Colinas.

Transportation blog: TxDOT panel approves loan to NTTA, with terms attached
he Texas Transportation Commission has agreed to offer a $4.1 billion line of credit to the North Texas Tollway Authority, a mostly technical move that will greatly reduce the borrowing cost associated with building and operating the State Highway 161 toll road.

02/23/2010

DART ridership falls, despite opening of Green Line
The numbers for the last three months of 2009 are even worse than the most pessimsitic forecasts had suggested.

DART plans meetings on service changes
Dallas Area Rapid Transit has scheduled a series of community meetings about extensive service changes that are set to take effect in December. The changes will affect a majority of DART's bus routes when new parts of the Green Line open. The community meetings will be capped by a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. March 23 at the DART boardroom at 1401 Pacific Ave. in downtown Dallas.

02/22/2010

DART bus fire jams traffic on North Central Expressway
No one was injured in the fire, on a DART bus in Richardson.

02/19/2010

Even stimulus opponents sought funds for Texas
With critics calling the year-old package a colossal waste of money, Democrats have fought back by leveling charges of hypocrisy. Not one Republican voted for the $787 billion plan, but many have tried to wangle funds for the folks back home.

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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.