On a roll: Transit supporters rallying in Arlington
| |Monday, Jun. 03, 2013
ARLINGTON — Supporters of mass transit in Arlington say they’ll rally Tuesday, when the City Council is scheduled to vote on a two-year pilot bus program.
Railroad zone work to delay traffic on Collins in Arlington
| |Monday, Jun. 03, 2013
ARLINGTON — The Union Pacific Railroad will begin construction work Tuesday on completing a quiet zone on Collins Street, just north of Abrams Street.
Ban expanding in North Texas on trucks in left lanes
| |Monday, Jun. 03, 2013
FORT WORTH — The restriction is now expected on parts of I-35W, Texas 121, Texas 360 and Loop 820.
Driver killed after pickup crashes into TRE train
| |Thursday, May. 30, 2013
None of the approximately 80 passengers on the train Thursday in Irving was reported injured.
Should trucks be kept out of the left lane in Texas?
| |Thursday, May. 30, 2013
Trucks are already prohibited from using the left lane on I-30, I-20 and I-45 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. State officials want to dramatically expand the number of highways with a left-lane truck ban beginning in the fall.
Cotton Belt funding bill dies in Legislature
| |Wednesday, May. 29, 2013
With little support for private investment, the Cotton Belt rail project likely will be split into two pieces - one for Fort Worth, another for Dallas.
DART approves Arlington bus service but adds language that could cause delays
| |Wednesday, May. 29, 2013
ARLINGTON — Transit supporters hope the experiment creates a buzz about the benefits of public transportation in Arlington.
Foreign leaders back private development of transportation projects
| |Tuesday, May. 28, 2013
LEIPZIG, Germany — In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, motorists are already experiencing the expansion of road privatization, including the $2.5 billion North Tarrant Express project.
Truck driver killed in crash in north Fort Worth
| |Tuesday, May. 28, 2013
Police say the truck was forced off the highway by another tractor-trailer rig that didn’t stop.
No dough for roads: Lack of funds for transportation is a worldwide problem
| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
LEIPZIG, Germany — World leaders gather to share ideas for an expensive problem: How to pay for roads, rails and other transportation modes.
Arlington considering reducing width of Abram Street to create more pedestrian-friendly downtown
| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
ARLINGTON — The city will hold public meetings this year to help decide whether to keep all lanes of Abram Street, or to narrow it.
Haltom Road to be closed Tuesday and Wednesday nights for construction
| Monday, May. 20, 2013
Haltom Road will be closed at its intersection with Northeast Loop 820 overnight Tuesday and Wednesday for installation of bridge beams. Traffic on the loop also may be stopped occasionally, contractors say.
Going nowhere fast: Not much new money for transportation, state leaders say
| |Wednesday, May. 15, 2013
AUSTIN — As the 2013 legislative session winds down, efforts to raise money for road work have largely fizzled.
DART panel gives initial OK to bus service in Arlington
| |Wednesday, May. 15, 2013
DALLAS — The Arlington City Council still has to approve a $700,000 annual contract for a two-year pilot project that will shuttle commuters between downtown and the CentrePort Station.
NTSB wants states to lower legal blood-alcohol standard for drunken drivers
| |Tuesday, May. 14, 2013
AUSTIN — The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that states lower the definition of drunken driving to a blood-alcohol level of 0.05. Texas' level is now 0.08.
Fort Worth council debates putting road on a ‘diet’
| |Tuesday, May. 14, 2013
FORT WORTH — A plan to reduce lanes on Forest Park Boulevard and make it more cycling and pedestrian friendly will be debated this week.
Arch unrivaled: First arch installed for new West Seventh Street bridge
| |Friday, May. 10, 2013
FORT WORTH — Now that the first arch is installed for construction of the West Seventh Street bridge, residents can envision what the completed structure will look like.
Man badly hurt in 2-vehicle wreck on Camp Bowie West in Fort Worth
| |Wednesday, May. 08, 2013
FORT WORTH — The wreck sent three people to area hospitals, including a man with head trauma, authorities said.
300-ton arches for new West Seventh bridge on the move
| |Tuesday, May. 07, 2013
The West Seventh Street bridge over the Trinity River that connects west Fort Worth to downtown is about to get its long-awaited makeover.
Fort Worth financial officer departs for NTTA
| |Wednesday, May. 01, 2013
FORT WORTH — Fort Worth is losing its chief financial officer, who is taking a job at the North Texas Tollway Authority.
