The Regional Transportation Council will review an alternative high-speed rail route around downtown Dallas when it meets Thursday.
The regional planning body responsible for a proposed North Texas high-speed rail project will seek an additional $1.7 million for a consultant to study an alternative route connecting Dallas and Fort Worth .NCTCOG staff will present an updated alignment for the route that travels east from Fort Worth along Interstate 30 and around downtown Dallas to the southwest before connecting to an already federally approved high-speed rail station in The Cedars.
City staff said in a memo this week it expects to award the contract for the economic impact study in October, with work starting shortly after. The Dallas City Council Economic Development Committee received memos on both the convention center and high-speed rail progress on Monday.
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