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DART Cotton Belt Corridor EIS

PROJECT WEBSITE: DART Cotton Belt EIS

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

Complete

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
COMPLETE

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COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
11/09/2018

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED

Surface Transportation

SECTOR
Surface Transportation

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category DOT Projects

Department of Transportation

LEAD AGENCY
Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration

Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:

Department of Transportation

Department of Transportation

Description:

The 26-mile Cotton Belt Corridor extends between DFW Airport and Shiloh Road in Plano (see map below). The alignment traverses seven cities: Grapevine, Coppell, Dallas, Carrollton, Addison, Richardson and Plano. The Cotton Belt 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. The Cotton Belt Project would interface with three DART LRT lines: The Red Line in Richardson/Plano, the Green Line in Carrollton and the Orange Line at DFW Airport. Also at DFW Airport the project would connect to Fort Worth Transit Authority's TEX Rail Regional Rail Line to Fort Worth and the DFW Airport Skylink People Mover.

DART is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the impacts and benefits of rail passenger service on the Cotton Belt Corridor. Project oversight will be conducted by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in cooperation with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Permitting Timetable

The permitting timetable below displays data as reported by agencies. Dates for Environmental Review and Permitting processes (Actions) that are in 'Paused' or 'Planned' status are subject to change and are not indicative of a project's final schedule.

  • For information about extensions, select an Action from the timetable below and select 'View Action Details' at the bottom of the page.
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Overall Project Timetable
 
STATUS
Schedule
Extension or Delay
Ahead of Schedule
Paused
No End Date
Planned

Action Information

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Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Milestone Complete