The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) is offering two opportunities for the public to stay connected to its transit improvement efforts. Public meetings will take place March 22 in Lewisville and March 23 in Denton.

Monday, March 22, 2010
6:30 p.m.
City of Lewisville Community Room
Municipal Annex Building
1197 West Main Street
Lewisville, TX 75067
(Connect Routes 20 and 21)

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Fred Moore High School Gym
815 Cross Timbers Street
Denton, TX 76205
(Connect Route 2)

Miles of new track, nearly a dozen rebuilt crossings, and a 1,400-foot sound-wall show the progress of the A-train passenger rail construction that aims to link Denton and Dallas counties.

Since construction began this summer, workers have cleared vegetation from the railroad right-of-way, rebuilt eleven road crossings, installed a sound-wall and started on three others, and have begun work on commuter and pedestrian bridges.

Work has started at three of the five stations and the installation of crossing signals and gates is underway at several crossings. Currently, crews have also have started building a bridge at Loop 288 in Denton, where they are drilling piers and pouring foundations.

During this part of construction, the eastbound left-hand lane and the westbound left-hand lane of Loop 288 in Denton will be closed for three months starting Feb. 10. This closure extends to 400 feet on both sides of the rail trail in the area between Brinker Road and Colorado Boulevard.

 Workers are also constructing the Swisher Road commuter and pedestrian bridges and will start the Morse Creek commuter and pedestrian bridges in mid-February.

The sound -between Mill Street and Lake Park has been completed and workers are now building a sound-wall between Burl Street and Dobbs and another one between Dobbs and Quail Run. In mid-February, workers will begin working on a sound-wall between Corinth Parkway and Quail Run.

October 27, 6 p.m.
Fred Moore High School Gymnasium
815 Cross Timbers
Denton, TX 76205

Topics include Bus Operating and Maintenance Facility and Robertson Street Realignment.

A public meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 to discuss the final recommendations for the Robertson Street realignment near the A-train rail corridor and design and construction of the planned bus operations and maintenance facility on Teasley Street in Southeast Denton.

The Denton County Transportation Authority is currently constructing a 21-mile regional rail project that will connect Denton County with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit light-rail system in Carrollton. This train will run along the existing Denton Branch Rail Trail. The rail trail will be relocated to the east within the existing right-of-way. You can view the planned construction line on the maps page.

As part of this project, each of the at-grade street and driveway crossings along the entire alignment have been evaluated for potential closure in order to avoid future conflicts with vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic operations at those locations. The elimination of any crossings immediately removes these conflict points, eliminates the need for railroad gates and lights, and eliminates warning horns, bells and flashing beacons from that location. Based on a thorough engineering assessment, DCTA has concluded that two specific street crossings within Denton (Robertson and Duncan) are recommended for closure and/or realignment.

Because of your close proximity to these crossings, we would like to meet with you to discuss our recommendations and proposed alternatives. DCTA will present detailed information on our recommendations on July 21st at 6 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Recreation Center at 1300 Wilson Street. We will also be available at the monthly meeting of the Southeast Denton Neighborhood Association. The meeting will be held at the Martin Luther King Recreation Center at 7:00 p.m. on July 27th.

If you prefer, I will gladly meet with you one-on-one to discuss concerns specific to your property. If you are interested in an individual meeting with DCTA, please contact Rusty Comer at 972-221-4600 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

In Denton, Sycamore and Duncan street closures have been postponed.

However, there will be temporary street lane closures to locate utilities as part of construction efforts for the A-train rail. These lane closures will be at the rail crossing intersections and will last a few hours on each street. Here are the dates: Hickory Street and Colorado Boulevard, July 10; Sycamore, Robertson/Jackson and Shady Oaks streets, July 13; Duncan Street and Mayhill Road, July 15.

The pedestrian/bike path in Denton between Duncan Street and Shady Oaks Drive will be closed starting Wednesday, July 1 through the end of August while crews work on the Morse Street bridge. The trail between Pockrus Paige Road and Lakeview Blvd. will also be closed to allow crews to remove vegetation.