The DART Silver Line Regional Rail Project will begin end-to-end test runs next week, with trains leaving Plano and ending at DFW Airport Terminal B while making stops at stations in cities along the route, including Richardson (no passengers on board). Construction along the route is 90 percent complete; facilities/projects still underway include the UT Dallas station and miscellaneous work on the US 75 bridge.
The test runs will occur regularly throughout the rest of May and in June, up to seven days a week between 9 a.m.-4 p.m., though the vehicles may be moved for repositioning during other time frames. Trains will run with lights and horns; signal arm bars will come down and traffic will be halted at Silver Line crossings until the train passes and the bars are lifted. The heavy volume of testing is necessary to ensure systems are functioning properly, so that quiet zones can go into effect during revenue service, which is now expected by the end of this year.
More information: www.dart.org/silverline
Silver Line hotline (for questions/concerns): 972-833-2856
