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Commissioner Webb outlines RTC plan to repurpose roughly $105 million in transit funds for DART-area connections
Summary
Commissioner Webb reported that the Regional Transportation Council advanced a plan to reprioritize about $105 million in future transit receipts—over an open-ended timeline—to support two major projects linking the A-train to the Silver Line and Trinity Metro to DFW Airport; the update also covered a separate $75 million package for DART.
Commissioner Webb told the Collin County Commissioners Court that the Regional Transportation Council meeting last week focused on DART and on a concept to redirect roughly $105 million of future transit funds to two regional rail connection projects.
Webb said the RTC discussed redesignating funds that normally flow into the region’s general transit allocations so they specifically support connecting the A-train to the Silver Line and linking Trinity Metro to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. ‘‘These two projects are huge projects, are very well supported by the region,’’ Webb said.
Why it matters: Webb said the $105 million would come from transit monies the…
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