DART to reduce weekend rail service in downtown Dallas for repairs

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Note to travelers taking public transportation in Dallas over the next few weeks: DART is performing maintenance in the Central Business District on two upcoming weekends and service will be interrupted during those times.

According to a release, DART will be doing maintenance on the following weekends:

Friday, June 28 at 9 pm until Monday, July 1 at 3 am
Friday, July 12 at 9 pm until Monday, July 15 at 3 am

Contingency dates will be July 19-22 if repairs need more time.

The agency is doing maintenance on its high-voltage power source, AKA catenary, via a process known as “re-tensioning."

This repair work is in 54-hour shifts, and during those times, DART will operate a single train in both directions, serving all stations between Pearl/Arts District and West End.

While the re-tensioning is taking place, three shuttle bus routes will replace the rail lines at the following stations:

ORANGE/BLUE/RED/GREEN BUS SHUTTLE: Cityplace/Uptown – Deep Ellum (rail service resumes for SB Green Line) – Pearl/Arts District – West End – EBJ Union (rail service resumes for SB Red & Blue Lines) – Pearl/Arts District – Cityplace/Uptown (rail service resumes for NB Red & Blue Lines)
GREEN/ORANGE BUS SHUTTLE: Pearl/Arts District – West End – EBJ Union (rail service resumes for SB Red & Blue Lines) – Victory (rail service resumes for NB Green & Orange Line to DFW) – West End – EBJ Union (rail service resumes for SB Red & Blue Lines) – Pearl/Arts District

NOTE: Shuttles will operate Fridays from 9 pm-2 am; Saturdays from 4 am-2 am; and Sunday-Monday on affected weekends with normal rail service scheduled to resume at 3 am on Monday morning. Closures could be postponed to contingency or alternate weekends due to weather.

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Ooooh nice module, DFW. DFW Airport

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has completed its latest construction milestone: what it calls the "historic" move of six prefabricated module structures that will form the framework for the first phase of the airport’s new Terminal F.

The modules, some nearly as large as a football field, were moved overnight during a two-week period using self-propelled modular transporters along one of DFW’s airside taxiways. The structures were then placed onto the foundations constructed at the Terminal F site, where the facility will now proceed to the next stage of construction.

This is DFW’s third project to deploy the innovative module-based method to reconstruct or expand its terminal facilities, with the most recent moves being the largest modules for a terminal expansion at any airport.

The modules for Terminal F are approximately four times larger than the structures moved earlier this year for the ongoing expansion of Terminal C. The largest of the six modules measured 278 feet long by 136 feet wide and weighed 3,320 tons – about as heavy as 12 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner widebody aircraft.

According to DFW CEO Chris McLaughlin, embracing modular construction is faster, with less impact on travelers. He's not the only fan of modular construction and the benefits it brings to airports.

DFW Executive VP of Infrastructure and Development Mohamed Charkas is also a fan of modular construction. ““DFW is at the forefront of innovation in terminal construction, continually redefining what's possible,” Charkas says.

In May, DFW and American Airlines announced the decision to expand the scope and accelerate the phasing of the new Terminal F. With the first phase of construction already underway, DFW has been designing the subsequent phases while concurrently building the modules offsite.

The first phase of the Terminal F expansion program is anticipated to open with 15 gates in 2027.

Terminal F is planned to ultimately deliver a total of 31 gates to be serviced entirely by American Airlines, expand capacity for international operations and widebody aircraft, and include areas to facilitate parking, ticketing, check-in, security screening and baggage operations.

American will return some gates in other areas of the airport, which will help facilitate the growth of other airlines at DFW as well.

In addition to a new centralized Skylink Station, which is included with the first phase of construction, the final configuration will provide a walking connection with Terminal D.

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