Customers were greeted at the six new rail stations and commemorative pennants were distributed on opening day.
The change improves customer experience, avoids expensive equipment replacements, and aligns with how people pay fares on other buses in the system.
The extension completes the final phase of the full 23-mile expansion that began construction in 2009.
Will include 10 stations across the alignment, providing new transit opportunities for North Texas residents.
Including concerns around the quality of concrete used in the project and other construction elements and practices.
Under the agency's plan to "Keep Metro Safe, Reliable and Affordable," the use of competitive contracting is recommended as a way to control operating and maintenance costs
More than 35,000 weekday trips were taken to or from the five new Silver Line stations last month, an average of 17,088 riders per day.
The 68-year old streetcar was acquired as part of a trade with United Transportation Corporation (UTC)/Rail Air Sources (RAS) in exchange for two Siemens U-2 light rail vehicles that were phased out of the MTS fleet.
When combined with the $1.278 billion TIFIA loan to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority that closed in August, the U.S. Department of Transportation has provided $1.87 billion in TIFIA loans to support the construction of Phase Two, which represents the largest TIFIA assistance for a single project in the program’s history.
The FTA contributed approximately $32 million toward the $40 million total Silver Line project cost, including $19 million through its Capital Investment Grant Program and $13 million through its Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program.
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