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69 <br /> Chapter 4:Planned Services <br /> hourly service in both directions. In addition, the mid-day OPT route would be extended on <br /> the north to Cedar Grove, providing a scheduled mid-day service that would connect to the <br /> Hillsborough Circulator and continue on to Chapel Hill and Carrboro. This expanded service <br /> will operate weekdays only. <br /> Fares <br /> Standard OPT fixed-route fares would apply. If OPT can work out the technology and revenue <br /> accounting, it is planned that passengers will be able to use GoTriangle farecards. Vouchers <br /> from the Department of Social Services (DSS) for low-income riders may be used for fare <br /> payment. <br /> Vehicle Requirements <br /> This service will require two vehicles, including a single expansion vehicle (a 28-foot light <br /> transit vehicle) in addition to the single vehicle currently on the service. As Cedar Grove is <br /> outside the Urbanized Area, this service can be operated with vehicles previously funded as <br /> Section 5311 CTP capital. The new expansion vehicle should be funded with capital provided <br /> through the Durham- Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO under the FTA Section 5307 program. <br /> Operating Costs <br /> OPT estimates that the total FY 2o16 annual operating costs for this fixed-route service will be <br /> $144,72o based on 3,000 service hours at $48.24 per service hour. Because OPT already operates <br /> three service hours per day (753 annual hours for 251 service days), the incremental expansion <br /> is actually 2,259 hours, or$1o8,974 at $48.24 per service hour. <br /> Anticipated Funding <br /> As new general public service largely in the Urbanized Area, the service will be eligible for local <br /> funding from the vehicle registration fee and the sales tax. FTA Section 5307 and NCDOT <br /> SMAP operating funds will also be used. Fare revenues would also contribute toward <br /> operational expenses. Vehicle capital would need to come from the FTA Section 5307 <br /> Urbanized Area formula program. <br /> Implementation Timeframe <br /> Service is currently projected to begin in October 2015, though it may need to begin with <br /> vehicles originally procured with Section 5311 funding. <br /> Operating Costs—Existing and Planned Services <br /> Table 4-1 presents a revised estimate of the operating costs of the existing demand-response <br /> and fixed-route services and the expanded services. The revision is intended to reflect the <br /> KFH <br /> NCDOT Orange County 53 <br /> Transit Assessment Study <br />