Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will begin work to modernize the Cityplace/Uptown Station in April. The renovation is part of DART Transform, a modernization program focusing on improving the customer experience through five core elements: vehicles, stations and passenger facilities, resiliency, a unified signaling system and operating facilities.

Cityplace/Uptown Station is scheduled to receive upgraded lighting, new ticket vending machines and improved walkways with the removal of digital kiosks. Customers will see the beginning of the upgrades at the station beginning Friday, March 28.

Focus is on New Escalators, Inclinators

The bulk of construction will initially focus on the removal of the existing escalators and inclinators and installation of new ones to improve accessibility to the platforms. Demolition work is anticipated to begin in mid-April, when the escalator and staircase on the tower side of the platform level will be removed. Construction will continue at the next level with each escalator and inclinator taking approximately 6-8 months to remove and replace.

While work at Cityplace/Uptown Station is underway. Customers will need to use the staircase to go down and access the platform.  As each escalator is removed, the other will be reprogrammed to only take customers up. As work progresses and the inclinator and escalator are both out of service, DART will provide a bus bridge with shuttle service to and from connecting stations to limit service interruptions.

Initial work is not expected to cause service interruptions and DART will notify customers in advance once a bus bridge is necessary for station connections because of construction. DART will provide updates on the renovations and any impacts it may have to customers on social media and through its text alert system.