FTA awards funding to build TEX Rail in Texas

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has made a US$499 million federal grant agreement with the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) to build TEX Rail, a commuter rail line between downtown Fort Worth and the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The project will link three of the region’s major activity centres and provide an alternative to travel on the area’s congested roads. The 26.8-mile commuter rail line will serve downtown Fort Worth, the City of Gra
December 20, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
The 324 US Department of Transportation’s 2023 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has made a US$499 million federal grant agreement with the 5552 Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) to build TEX Rail, a commuter rail line between downtown Fort Worth and the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The project will link three of the region’s major activity centres and provide an alternative to travel on the area’s congested roads.

The 26.8-mile commuter rail line will serve downtown Fort Worth, the City of Grapevine and DFW Airport. The project also will provide connections to other transportation services in the area, including the 1275 Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail system, 2008 Amtrak, Trinity Railway Express and the FWTA bus system. FWTA estimates that TEX Rail will open in 2018 with 9,000 daily transit trips, rising to 13,700 by 2035.

FTA's Capital Investment Grant Program grant to the US$1 billion TEX Rail project will be provided over the course of four years on an annual payment schedule, subject to Congressional approval during the annual appropriations process.

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