Artist Rendering

Installation of the arches that will be placed at the Silver Line bridge over US 75 is expected to begin next week. The bridge will feature two arches; one on the southside and one on the northside.

The arch on the southside will be installed first, with work beginning the night of Thursday, June 4 and wrapping up early Monday, June 8. Closures of US 75, the frontage roads and Renner Road will be necessary during the installation process. The closures are as follows:

Night 1 – June 4, (9 p.m.-4 a.m.)

• Full closure of the northbound and southbound service roads
• Rolling closure of Renner Road at US 75

Night 2 – June 5, (9 p.m.-6 a.m.)

• Full closure of the northbound and southbound US 75 main lanes
• Full closure of President George Bush Turnpike to southbound US 75 ramp
• Partial closure of southbound frontage road
• Silver Line Rail service closes at 9 p.m. and resumes at 6 a.m.

Night 3 – June 6, (9 p.m.-8 a.m.)

• Full closure of the northbound US 75 main lanes
• Full closure of northbound US 75 to President George Bush Turnpike ramp
• Partial closure of northbound frontage road
• Silver Line Rail service closes at 9 p.m. and resumes at 8 a.m.

Night 4 – June 7, (8 p.m.-5 a.m.)

• Full closure of the northbound and southbound service roads
• Closure of southbound US 75 exit (#27) to Renner Road 
• Rolling closure of Renner Road at US 75
• Silver Line Rail service closes at 9 p.m. and resumes at 5 a.m.

Each arch will be about 400 feet long and 80 feet above the roadway at the highest point. They will also feature white and blue accent lighting to help the bridge serve as a gateway and visual branding for the city for both rail passengers and drivers on US 75.

For safety reasons, Silver Line trains cannot operate beneath the construction zone while cranes and arch segments are lifted into place. Beginning at 9 p.m. on June 5, overnight rail service will be suspended between Plano’s Shiloh Road Station and the UTD Station. To accommodate passengers during the closures, DART will provide bus service between Shiloh Road Station, 12th Street Station, CityLine/Bush Station and UTD Station.

Installation of the northside arch is tentatively scheduled to take place July 16-19.