DART Silver Line

Coppell Specific Silver Line Construction Activity - March 2022

DART crews will continue to relocate underground utilities that conflict with the new construction from I-635 to west of MacArthur Blvd. Lane restrictions will be required for this work to be completed and communications will be updated once a traffic plan is approved. Community members should anticipate an increase in construction noise and plan an alternate route around the work area. Learn more about Silver Line construction activity.

General Silver Line Construction Activity - June 2020 to December 2022

Archer Western Herzog (AWH), the design-build contractor for the DART Silver Line Regional Rail Project, will resume field construction activities throughout the Silver Line corridor in June 2020, with overall completion scheduled for December 2022. As specific activities are scheduled along the corridor, additional notifications will be issued to the communities affected.

Construction activity will be conducted within the DART right-of-way. There will be no access to private property, unless coordinated with the property owner(s) in advance. Construction activities will include the following:

• Daily, temporary and long-term lane closures
• Set-up for maintenance of traffic control devices
• Construction surveys
• Investigation of existing utilities
• Placement of steel and High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) casing by open cut and horizontal directional drilling
• Removal of soil or rock (excavation) for construction of manholes
• Placement and compacting of layers of earth or rock to form a roadbed (embankment)
• Installation of conduits and cables within the casing between manholes
• Splicing, testing and cutover of cables
• Track removal
• Clearing sites of all vegetation prior to site work and building construction

Construction will take place during the daytime hours of 7 am to 9 pm weekdays and 9 am to 7 pm weekends.

Sign Up for Alerts

Sign up for construction alerts via email or text on the DART Silverline website. Look for the "Subscribe to" box on the page.

City of Coppell Public Meetings

The City of Coppell hosted two public meetings on March 1 and March 9, 2017 to provide an update on the planned DART Cotton Belt Rail Line Project. For more information about the background and development of the project, watch the March 9, 2017 meeting or view the March 9, 2017 presentation (PDF).

Council Resolution

The City of Coppell is doing what we can to influence DART to the best interest of the Coppell citizenry. This includes the adoption of a resolution on June 13, 2017 by the Mayor and City Council stating:

The City of Coppell fully supports DART Board redesign and realignment of the Cotton Belt Rail line throughout Coppell from Luna Road westward to Freeport Parkway, which would incorporate a Southern reconfiguration to provide a station in the Northlake/Cypress Water Campus subject to grade separation, quiet zones, sound walls and trail by rail segments along the entire route through Coppell.

Read the entire resolution (PDF).

For the most up-to-date information regarding the Silver Line Regional Rail Project, visit the DART Silver Line website.

• Silver Line Detailed Map (PDF)
• Silver Line Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Upcoming Public Meetings