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2 2-DIC (CO�t) Page 4 <br /> June 13, 2011 <br /> Durham County: 25,000 bus hours by end of year 1 of the plan 50,000 bus hours by end <br /> of year 3 of the plan 77,500 bus hours by end of the plan(2035) <br /> By comparison,today Chapel Hill Transit provides 190,000, Orange Public <br /> Transportation—3,500 and Triangle Transit—32,000 annual bus service hours in Orange <br /> County. <br /> How much does each bus hour cost? <br /> Each bus hour costs approximately$86/hour in 2012. <br /> How many buses are included and at what cost for each? <br /> The Orange County plan purchases 7 buses in 2012, another 7 buses in 2014, and then 1 <br /> bus in 2031, and 1 bus in 2032, for a total of 16 buses. Every 12 years,the plan buys a <br /> replacement bus for each previously purchased bus as the vehicle reaches the end of its <br /> useful life. (12 years for a heavy-duty bus). The cost of a full-size bus in 2012 is <br /> projected to be $396,000. <br />