The city of Dallas approved $12.55 million dollars to reconstruct 22 traffic signals along major Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus routes.

Crews will replace outdated hardware and infrastructure while adding technology intended to improve bus travel times, traffic flow and pedestrian safety. According to the city, about one-third of the signals are complete, a second one-third are close to installation and the last one-third are still in the works.

The 22 existing signals were built before 1980 and do not meet current technological, safety or Americans with Disabilities Act standards, according to the city’s Transportation and Public Works department.

The new signals will include features such as Audible Pedestrian Signals, which counts down how much time is left to cross, and vehicle detection to help with traffic flow.

They also allow for DART buses to be recognized sooner for faster travel, improving arrival and departure times.

The partnership between the city of Dallas and DART features funding from the transit authority’s Public Transportation Improvement fund, which was set up after the pandemic using leftover federal relief funds, and construction from the city’s Transportation and Public Works department.

The department said the following intersections will have new signals and be fully operational by mid-2027:

• Adams Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard
• Bishop Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard
• Bishop Avenue and Twelfth Street
• Jefferson Boulevard and Madison Avenue
• Polk Street and Reynoldston Lane
• Ann Arbor Avenue and Marsalis Avenue
• Kiest Boulevard and Marsalis Avenue
• Marsalis Avenue and Saner Avenue
• Al Lipscomb Way and Malcolm X Boulevard

• Malcolm X Boulevard and Pine Street
• Fitzhugh Avenue and Gaston Avenue
• N. Pearl Street and Ross Avenue
• Brookriver Drive and Mockingbird Lane
• Singleton Boulevard and Vinson Street
• Abrams Road and Flickering Shadow Drive
• Park Lane and Caruth Plaza

• Camp Wisdom Road and Greenspan Avenue
• Hillburn Drive and Lake June Road
• Bonnie View Road and Corrigan Drive/Stag Road
• Millmar Drive and Peavy Road
• Arapaho Road and Dallas Parkway
• Campbell Road and Frankford Road

The changes will impact DART bus routes 1, 3, 9, 15, 25, 20, 28, 30, 41, 45, 47, 57, 108, 232 and 237, according to the city.

“There will be limited, if any, impact to riders during the construction, but upon completion, riders and drivers will experience better traffic flow and safer roadways which lead to better on-time performance for our buses,” said Erin Myers, vice president of public relations for DART.

The city has spent $8.4 million on the project so far, and plans to spend about another $3.6 million, leaving over $500,000 uncommitted to be spent on hardware purchases, according to a memo from Dev Rastogi, Dallas assistant city manager.

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