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8/17/2020
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) last week received its second delivery of rail from Steel Dynamics Inc. for the planned Silver Line.
The delivery allows crews to advance work on the 26-mile commuter-rail line into the heavier construction phase.
Construction on the $1.2 billion Silver Line — which will provide commuter-rail service between Plano, Texas, and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport — will be completed by early 2023, DART officials said in a press release.
Archer Western Herzog, the design-builder for the project, has been concentrating on the removal of abandoned rail along the right-of-way and utility relocation.
The contractor have also prepared 30 percent, 60 percent and 100 percent design packages for civil, guideway, track, stations, bridge layouts, street modifications and traffic control. Overall, DART has received 281 of 436 total design submittals through Aug. 5, agency officials said.
DART also announced plans to use eight Stadler Rail FLIRT trainsets ordered in June 2019 for the northern portion of the Silver Line’s service area.
DART officials are reviewing vehicle design packages that include engine and cooling system performance reports and interior layout. DART received 150 of 164 total vehicle submittals through Aug. 5, and expects vehicle design to be completed by September.
Meanwhile, design of the Silver Line's equipment maintenance facility is 65 percent complete, agency officials said.