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I-35E Federal Transit Administration: Citation Needed

The DCTA Board of Directors approved constructing a rail alignment along an existing railroad corridor east of I-35E in May 2005. They worked closely with the FTA to obtain regulatory approval, and in March 2008 the Board approved the environmental impact study, allowing funding in August 2008 though no federal funds were used for construction. Testing of the rail line between Carrollton and Lewisville Lake began in April 2011 with further tests projected for later that month, though these were delayed until mid-May. The A-Train line officially opened on June 20, 2011 with celebrations at five stations.

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I-35E Federal Transit Administration: Citation Needed

The DCTA Board of Directors approved constructing a rail alignment along an existing railroad corridor east of I-35E in May 2005. They worked closely with the FTA to obtain regulatory approval, and in March 2008 the Board approved the environmental impact study, allowing funding in August 2008 though no federal funds were used for construction. Testing of the rail line between Carrollton and Lewisville Lake began in April 2011 with further tests projected for later that month, though these were delayed until mid-May. The A-Train line officially opened on June 20, 2011 with celebrations at five stations.

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In May 2005, the DCTA Board of Directors approved the studys recommendation to

construct the rail alignment on east side of I-35E using an existing railroad corridor. The
DCTA worked closely with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to meet the Federal and
local regulatory requirements. In March 2008, the DCTA Board of Directors approved the
Final Environmental Impact Determination that detailed the proposed measures to mitigate
the environmental impacts of the rail project and the Regional Transportation Council
approved funding of in August 2008.
[citation needed]
Federal funds were not used in the
construction of the rail link.
[3]

On April 4, 2011, the DCTA began tests of railcars, communications systems and signals on
track between Carrollton and Lewisville Lake, with tests on the remainder of the route
projected to begin later in the month,
[4]
though this date was later pushed back to mid-May.
[5]

The A-train was opened on June 20, 2011 with celebrations at five train stations.
[6]

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