FORT WORTH -- The proposed TEX Rail commuter train project has reached yet another milestone that supporters say will help ensure the rail line is operating by late 2018.
Those working on the proposed 27-mile commuter line from downtown Fort Worth to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport’s Terminal B said Monday that they received a “letter of no prejudice” from the Federal Transit Administration.
The letter serves as an assurance that, even though the federal agency’s hasn’t yet given the project full funding, local authorities can spend their money on the project and get reimbursed.
“This gives us the authority to proceed with procurement of all the materials for our guideway and stations … including locking in material pricing,” said Paul Ballard, president of the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, which is overseeing the project. “That’s important because some of the prices are going up. We know steel is going up. This allows us to build the stations, tracks, signals, bridges, everything.”
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