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66 <br /> Chapter 4: Planned Services <br /> Later Senior Center Service <br /> Description <br /> Later Senior Center service would add three service hours per day on weekdays to provide <br /> additional service to the county's Senior Centers, particularly the Central Orange Senior <br /> Center. Two route-deviation services will be provided at times later than the current services. <br /> Riders can call OPT to make advance reservations and the vehicles may deviate from the basic <br /> route to provide service from the passenger's home. Because of the funding source, the service <br /> may be limited to seniors and persons with disabilities. <br /> Fares <br /> The service will be fare-free to eligible riders. <br /> Vehicle Requirements <br /> With only 75o annual hours of service, this service will not require an additional dedicated <br /> vehicle; it can be provided with the existing fleet. Depending on the schedules, it could <br /> potentially be provided in the mid-day with the vehicle used for the rural zone services. <br /> Operating Costs <br /> OPT estimates that the FY 2o16 operating costs would be $36,i8o based on 750 service hours at <br /> $48.24 per service hour. <br /> Anticipated Funding <br /> OPT and Department of Aging staff have secured grant funding for this service for its initial <br /> year, and will continue to seek this funding in future years. The planned source is NCDOT/FTA <br /> Section 5310 funding, provided to the Department of Aging to use as a purchase of service from <br /> OPT. <br /> Implementation Timeframe <br /> Service is currently projected to begin in October 2015. <br /> Orange-Alamance Connector (US 70 Mid-day Service) <br /> Description <br /> GoTriangle has implemented its Orange County-Durham (ODX) peals hour commuter service, <br /> which operates between Mebane, Efland and Hillsborough on the origin end, with Duke, the <br /> VA Hospital, and downtown Durham at the destination end. There are three inbound morning <br /> FH <br /> NCDOT Orange County 50 <br /> Transit Assessment Study <br />