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635 in southeast Dallas shut down due to grisly animal parts on road

Closure at 635 and 175 due to a mass of animal debris on the road.

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There's a big traffic mess in southeast Dallas on Interstate 635, where three lanes have been shut down due to animal debris on the road — apparently spilled out of a truck.

According to a Facebook post by the Balch Springs Police Department, the closure will affect drivers traveling southbound, right as they get on to the US-175 ramp, at the intersection of I-20 — and the closure could last several hours.

The police called it a hazard, stating that the road was littered with "debris," with photos showing grisly body parts of chickens and alligators, including a severed alligator's head.

Police stated that a driver had "lost their load," with remnants spread across multiple lanes. It's hard to say who would be transporting alligator and chicken body parts. The photo also shows a black claw that looks like neither alligator nor chicken. Ghastly.

UPDATE 9-19-2024: According to a spokesperson from the Balch Springs Police Department, the vehicle belonged to Dar Pro Solutions, a collector and recycler of used cooking oil and inedible meat by-products based in Dallas.
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Cleaning crews were expected to arrive by 6 pm.

TxDOT cameras showed a backup on I-635, with a large dull smear spread across multiple lanes.

One regular commuter in the area noted that the intersection was the scene for frequent accidents, stating that, "ALL of those wrecks in this area are caused by drivers westbound off I-20 trying to get to the 175 ramp. This is illegal but it happens everyday."

Body parts 635 Grisly body parts spread across I-635.BSPD

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Holiday News

Here's the holiday 2024 schedule for DART bus and trains in Dallas

The DART bus situation will be changing in 2022.

Photo courtesy of DART

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Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Bus and Light Rail service will observe special hours over the Christmas and New Year's holidays for 2024, which unfortunately this year fall on a Wednesday. Is there anything worse than a Wednesday holiday?

Here's the schedule for December 24-25, and December 31-January 1:

DART

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

DART Buses and Light Rail: Operating on a regular weekday schedule
TRE: Normal Service

DART GoLink: GoLink is running from 5 am to midnight in all Zones. DART Paratransit: Operating a normal schedule.

DART Customer Relations Center (trip planning) will be open from 5 am–12 am. DART Customer Support Center (inquiries and complaints) 8 am–5 pm. DART Lost & Found, also 8 am–5 pm.

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

DART Buses and Light Rail: Operating on a weekend schedule
TRE: No service

DART GoLink: GoLink is running from 5 am to midnight in all Zones except the Inland Port Transportation Management Association Zone (IPTMA which includes areas in Lancaster, DeSoto, Wilmer & Hutchins).

DART Paratransit: All subscription trips for DART Paratransit will be cancelled except for those going to and from dialysis appointments on Wednesday, December 25. Riders can still call in and book demand trips for this day as needed. Reservations will remain open on December 25 from 8 am-5 pm. Customers can also schedule, view, and cancel trips 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at DART.org/paratransit.

DART Customer Relations Center and DART Lost and Found and Administrative Offices will be closed.

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

DART Buses and Light Rail: Operating on a regular weekday schedule

Free DART Rides on New Year's Eve

Coors Light and DART will once again help North Texas residents get home safely on New Year's Eve.

Free transportation will be offered the night of New Year's Eve on DART buses, light rail, Paratransit Services and the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) between EBJ Union Station and CentrePort/DFW Airport Station for everyone from 6 pm until the end of service.
Look for New Year's Eve schedules at DART.org and TrinityRailwayExpress.org.

Trinity Metro

Trinity Metro will have some service modifications for the Christmas holidays. If a specific service (such as Trinity Metro TEXRail) is not listed, that means it is operating on its regular schedule.

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

No bus routes will leave from Fort Worth Central Station after 7:15 pm.The last scheduled pick-up time for On-Demand paratransit will be 7:45 pm.

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Trinity Metro bus and Trinity Metro On-Demand (including paratransit) will operate on a modified holiday schedule.

All buses, including Orange Line, will run on an hourly schedule, with the exception of Molly the Trolley, which will operate every 30 minutes.

Trinity Metro On-Demand in Alliance, Mercantile, North Side, Southside, Southeast and South Tarrant will operate 7 am-7 pm.

Services in TCC Northeast and Mansfield will not operate.

Trinity Railway Express (TRE), TRE LINK, and the CentrePort Shuttle will not operate.

Customer Support & Solutions team members will be available 5 am-5 pm at 817-215-8600. The ticket sales kiosk at Fort Worth Central Station will be closed.

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