DART Refinances Silver Line Construction Loan Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Construction is under way for Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s $1.2 billion Silver Line Regional Rail project, a 26-mile double-track commuter rail alignment extending from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport eastward to Shiloh Road in Plano, Tex. (Pictured: Josey Lane bridge work in Carrollton.)
The U.S. Department of Transportation Build America Bureau has provided a $908 million loan for Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) Silver Line Regional Rail project, under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program.
It will refinance the original loan provided in December 2018. The proceeds will cover a portion of construction costs for the $1.2 billion project: a 26-mile double-track commuter rail alignment extending from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport eastward to Shiloh Road in Plano, Tex. The move is expecte
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Work continues on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Silver Line Regional Rail project with the start of construction on the Josey Lane bridge in Carrollton.
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For the initial bridge construction, a large diameter hole is drilled into the ground and filled with steel rebar and concrete for each bridge pier. With depths ranging from 42′ to 49′, each hole is drilled into the bedrock for strength and stability. With a diameter of 54″, each pier footer is filled with up to 30 cubic yards of concrete, which is over 6,000 gallons.
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The Silver Line Regional Rail Project’s primary purpose is to provide passenger rail connections and service that will improve mobility, accessibility and system linkages to major employment, population and activity centers in the northern part of the DART Service Area.