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FRA approves Varley Drive addition to Silver Line quiet zone; Coppell staff to coordinate implementation
Summary
Coppell staff told the council the Federal Railroad Administration approved adding the Varley Drive crossing to the Silver Line quiet zone after local and DART noise monitoring and updated traffic counts; DART operations will implement the quiet zone this week and staff will coordinate outreach to affected residents.
Aaron Tanter, assistant director of public works engineering, told the council on April 14 that the Federal Railroad Administration has approved adding the Varley Drive crossing to the Silver Line commuter-rail quiet zone.
Tanter said Varley Drive is more than 2,000 feet from the nearest residential land use, which placed it outside the federal noise‑analysis threshold of 1,200 feet during earlier planning. DART conducted noise…
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