Editing Mesquite, Texas (section)

==Transportation==
Mesquite is served by a publicly owned and operated airport, [[Mesquite Metro Airport]]. The airport includes a {{convert|6000|ft|adj=on}} lighted runway with [[instrument landing system|ILS]]. General aviation accounts for about 75% of daily operations, while commercial aviation accounts for the rest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofmesquite.com/airport/pilot.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=September 9, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901221143/http://www.cityofmesquite.com/airport/pilot.php |archive-date=September 1, 2006}} ''City of Mesquite web site.''  Accessed September 9, 2006</ref> Mesquite Metro Airport is popular among transient aircraft due to its location near Dallas and favorable fuel prices.<ref>[http://www.airnav.com/airport/KHQZ/A]''AirNav: Mesquite Metro Airport.''  Accessed September 8, 2006</ref>

Two other nearby airports, [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]] and [[Dallas Love Field]], provide regular commercial passenger service to the region. Dallas Love Field is around {{convert|15|mi}} from Mesquite; DFW Airport is roughly {{convert|30|mi}} from Mesquite.

Mesquite is not a member of [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]], but on April 12, 2011, the DART Board changed its policy to permit DART to contract with nonmember cities for services, such as passenger rail and express service. The city and DART staffs have developed a coordinated plan to have a weekday commuter service in operation between the Hanby Stadium visitor parking lot and the DART's Green Line Lawnview Station. This route opened March 12, 2012. The city also has an optional public transportation service where citizens can schedule specific pickup and drop off times and locations within Mesquite through the [[STAR Transit (Texas)|STAR Transit]] service.<ref>[https://www.cityofmesquite.com/3434/Public-Transportation]''City of Mesquite Public Transportation.'' Accessed October 12, 2021</ref>

[[Union Pacific Railroad]] operates an [[Intermodal freight transport|intermodal facility]] for its freight rail service as part of the Skyline [[industrial park|Industrial Park]]. The recent expansion of this intermodal facility won a Silver award in the Industrial Paving Category by the American Concrete Pavement Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transystems.com/Home/News-Press/In-The-Spotlight/Archive/Mesquite-Intermodal-Facility-Expansion-Receives-Re.aspx|title=TranSystems - Mesquite Intermodal Facility Expansion Receives Recognition|website=Transystems.com|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004034830/http://www.transystems.com/Home/News-Press/In-The-Spotlight/Archive/Mesquite-Intermodal-Facility-Expansion-Receives-Re.aspx|archive-date=October 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Highways===
* [[File:I-20 (TX).svg|25px]] '''[[Interstate 20]]''' is a major east–west interstate serving the south side of Mesquite passing through rural and residential areas including the [[Lawson, Texas|Lawson]] area. I-20 connects with [[Balch Springs, Texas|Balch Springs]] to the west and [[Terrell, Texas|Terrell]] to the east.
* [[File:I-30 (TX).svg|25px]] '''[[Interstate 30]]''' is a major east–west interstate that passes through the north side of Mesquite. I-30 connects with [[Dallas]], [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]], and [[Fort Worth]] to the west; [[Garland, Texas|Garland]], [[Lake Ray Hubbard]], and [[Rockwall, Texas|Rockwall]] to the east.
* [[File:I-635 (TX).svg|30px]] '''[[Interstate 635 in Texas|Interstate 635]] ([[Lyndon B. Johnson]] Freeway)''' is an [[List of auxiliary Interstate Highways|auxiliary interstate]] serving as a partial loop around Dallas and its suburbs. I-635 bisects the city of Mesquite and serves as the main freeway through the city as most of the local businesses and attractions (including Town East Mall and Mesquite Championship Rodeo) are built near or around I-635. The interstate connects with Garland to the north and Balch Springs to the south. I-635 also connects Mesquite with [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]].
* [[File:US 80.svg|25px]] '''[[U.S. Route 80 in Texas|U.S. Highway 80]]''' is an east–west freeway passing through north Mesquite. US 80 connects with [[Sunnyvale, Texas|Sunnyvale]], [[Forney, Texas|Forney]], and Terrell to the east. To the west of Mesquite, the highway merges onto I-30.
* [[File:Texas 352.svg|30px]] '''[[Texas State Highway 352|Texas Highway 352]]  (Military Parkway/Scyene Road)''' is an east–west highway passing through both west Mesquite and downtown Mesquite. In the downtown area, it is known locally as Main Street on the westbound section and Davis Street on the eastbound section.
* [[Belt Line Road (Texas)|Belt Line Road]] also passes through Mesquite and serves as a major road. Belt Line Road serves as an outer loop around the Dallas suburbs.
* Planning stages and environmental studies are being conducted to expand [[President George Bush Turnpike]] to connect from its current terminus at I-30 in Garland to I-20. The new segment of the [[toll road]] would pass through Sunnyvale and Mesquite in route to I-20 and would complete the loop around [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas County]].<ref name="NTTA East Branch">{{cite web|url=https://www.ntta.org/newsresources/reports/projectprogressreports/Documents/current_cpr/CPR_EastBranch_secure.pdf |title=State Highway 190 East Branch Progress Report |publisher=North Texas Tollway Authority |date=December 2015 |access-date=December 24, 2015}}</ref>