Media Relations Contact:
Morgan Lyons
Mark A. Ball

May 14, 2009

DART's Memorial Day Holiday Schedule

In observance of the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 25, DART will operate on the following schedule:

• Bus and light rail services will follow a Sunday schedule.
  
  
• The Trinity Railway Express commuter rail will not operate.
  
  
• Share the ride to cheer the Rangers on Memorial Day: DART is making it easier to cheer on the Rangers with your friends by opening the Tom Landry Highway (I-30 West) HOV lane for part of Memorial Day.
  
  The lane, which runs from Loop 12 in western Dallas County to the Dallas/Tarrant County line will be open westbound between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Game time is 1:05 p.m.
  
  The lane will be open eastbound from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  
  Remember, these lanes are only for vehicles with two or more persons or motorcycles. Go Rangers!
  
  
• The following High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes will be closed: the HOV lane on I-30 (East R.L. Thornton); the reversible S-ramp at the southern end of the I-35E (Stemmons) HOV lane; the reversible HOV ramp between the US 75 and the I-635 HOV lanes; and the section of the I-35E/U.S. 67 (South R. L. Thornton/Marvin D. Love) HOV lanes from downtown Dallas to Loop 12.
  
  
• The remaining portion of the Stemmons HOV lanes, the HOV lanes on LBJ Freeway, the US 75 HOV lanes, and the HOV lanes on I-35E/U.S. 67 from Loop 12 to Camp Wisdom Road will be open 24 hours.
  
  
• DART Paratransit services for customers with disabilities will operate on a Sunday schedule. The Paratransit Scheduling Center will be closed on Memorial Day. Customers may call Thursday, May 21, to book their trips through Monday, May 25, and Friday, May 22, to book their trips through Tuesday, May 26. Customers may call Tuesday, May 26, to book trips for Wednesday, May 27. X-Press Booking is also available.