Dallas council’s backing to allow DART to meet D2 Subway funding deadline
Dallas councilmembers on March 24 adopted a resolution allowing Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to apply for $800 million or more in federal funding to support the $1.7 billion D2 Subway project. The approval is a re-upping of DART’s 2017 agreement with the city.
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The D2 Subway will add capacity, support additional transit expansion in Dallas and the region, increase operational flexibility, and aid in the area’s economic growth with opportunities for transit-oriented development.
If the City Council had not taken action by Wednesday’s meeting, the DART Board would have had to decide on the next steps, including not advancing a second alignment or possibly pursuing other more competitive federal programs, for which it may not qualify.
DART’s revised estimates now project operations to begin in 2028.