Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson recently attended a ground breaking ceremony for DART’s South Oak Cliff (SOC-3) Blue Line Extension along with Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins, State Senator Royce West and the State Representative Helen Giddings.
The new “SOC-3” is a 3-mile extension of DART’s Blue Line from Ledbetter Station south to the University of North Texas Dallas (UNT). Within this extension, new “at-grade” stations will be added in South Dallas. One station will be located at Camp Wisdom and the other on UNT’s campus. During the ground breaking ceremony, Congresswoman Johnson gave the following remarks:
“Projects like these are vital to Dallas. They bring a competitive economic edge to our area, ultimately drawing in new businesses and residents. With service set to begin in 2016, we can also expect that some of the congestion caused by our region’s ever growing population will be eased.
DART’s extensive network of light rail, the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) and busses are integral to the recent success our area has seen. In fact, I believe that the effectiveness of our region’s growing public transportation system is one of the reasons why DFW is one of the fastest growing areas in the country. This project is a great leap forward for both the region and the DART agency.”
Since its establishment in 1983, DART has grown to serve over 100 million passenger trips a year in 13 different cities within 700 square miles. With additions like that of the Blue Line Extension in South Oak Cliff, these numbers continue to grow each year.
