ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A Federally funded COVID-19 testing site opened on Wednesday in Arlington.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, the State of Texas, Tarrant County and the City of Arlington partnered to open the temporary drive-thru COVID-19 test site near Choctaw Stadium.
The testing site is opening for a three-week period in response to the rise of COVID-19 cases and the surge of Omicron transmission, which is driving an increase in demand for testing countywide. The site, which will operate seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Tuesday, February 8, is located in Texas Rangers’ Sienna Lot M at 1205 Pennant Drive, Arlington. The testing site can only be accessed by entering southbound on AT&T Way.
“The Omicron variant has brought a pandemic high of illness that has triggered a demand for testing unlike anything we’ve seen in our journey with COVID thus far. We know testing is a critical tool in developing plans to mitigate the spread and the community is understandably concerned about appointment availability and wait times,” said Tarrant County Commissioner Devan Allen. “We have been working diligently to increase capacity throughout the county and I want to thank everyone who has helped stand up this new FEMA surge testing site near Choctaw Stadium so quickly.”
Tarrant County and the City of Arlington thanked the Texas Rangers for providing the parking lot for the temporary site.
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