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DRAFT ORANGE COUNTY BUS AND RAIL INVESTMENT PLANS <br /> 6/10/2011 <br /> The information for these plans is derived from information provided by Triangle Transit. <br /> Orange County Bus Investment Plan <br /> Each bus hour costs approximately $86/hour in 2012. <br /> The Orange County plan purchases 7 buses in 2012, another 7 buses in <br /> 2014, and then 1 bus in 2031, and 1 bus in 2032, for a total of 16 <br /> buses. Every 12 years, the plan buys a replacement bus for each <br /> previously purchased bus as the vehicle reaches the end of its useful <br /> life (12 years for a heavy-duty bus). The cost of a full-size bus in <br /> 2012 is projected to be $396,000. <br /> Bus Capital Costs <br /> Time Period Cost of Cost for MLK Cumulative <br /> New Buses Bus Lanes Costs <br /> First Year <br /> (7 buses <br /> Third Year <br /> (7 buses) <br /> 2017 $22 M <br /> Fourth Year <br /> Until ($41 M?) <br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> *Note: These costs include the expenditures for bus purchases and the MLK bus lanes, but <br /> not other costs such as those for park and ride lots. <br /> Bus Operating Costs <br /> Time Period New Bus Operating Cumulative Cumulative <br /> Hours Cost Operating Cost New Bus <br /> Hours <br /> First Year 22,050 22,050 <br /> Third Year 44,100 44,100 <br /> Fourth Year <br /> until 6,000 ($127M?) 50,000 <br /> The potential rail dividend bus hours equal 30,000 to 45,000. Those are hours that can be <br /> gained when the rail line is completed. <br /> Orange County Rail Investment Plan <br />