▁Field ▁and ▁D F W ▁Airport ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Dallas ▁officials ▁and ▁D ART ▁made ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁make ▁Love ▁Field ▁Station ▁a ▁surface - level ▁facility , ▁con cluding ▁a ▁long ▁debate ▁over ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁an ▁under ground ▁station ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁air port .< ref > The ▁Dallas ▁Mor ning ▁News ▁– ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 .</ ref > ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Mor ning ▁News ▁ran ▁a ▁story ▁reporting ▁that ▁D ART ▁President ▁Gary ▁Thomas ▁said ▁a ▁previous ▁cost ▁estimate ▁of ▁$ 9 8 8 ▁million ▁was ▁too ▁low . ▁TH e ▁new ▁cost ▁estimate ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 4 - mile ▁project ▁was ▁$ 1 . 8 ▁– ▁$ 1 . 9 ▁billion , ▁he ▁said . ▁The ▁$ 9 0 0 ▁million ▁over run ▁in ▁costs ▁caused ▁considerable ▁out rage ▁among ▁political ▁leaders ▁in ▁Ir ving , ▁Texas , ▁the ▁city ▁the ▁line ▁runs ▁through ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁Dallas / F ort ▁W orth ▁International ▁Airport . ▁The ▁Ir ving ▁leaders ▁conducted ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁the ▁cost ▁over run s . ▁Texas ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁L inda ▁Har per ▁Brown ▁sent ▁an ▁official ▁letter ▁to ▁Mr . ▁Thomas ▁also ▁inqu iring ▁about ▁the ▁project ' s ▁cost ▁over run s . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0