TEX Rail Project Gets Approval for Engineering Study

[TexasTowelie]

The first major step toward construction of a commuter rail line that would take passengers to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport has been approved.

The Fort Worth Transportation Authority announced Tuesday that the Federal Transit Administration approved The T to advance to the preliminary engineering phase of the $757 million project.

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The TEX Rail line will connect southwest Fort Worth to DFW Airport. The connection at DFW will link with a Dallas Area Rapid Transit line as well as the Cotton Belt commuter rail line, which will connect to Richardson and Plano.

But the line is still at least four years away from completion.

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/TEX-Rail-Project-Gets-Approval-for-Engineering-Study-144466645.html

[efhmc]

1. Hope it happens.