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73 <br /> Chapter 4: Planned Services <br /> In addition to the operating costs, there are requirements for vehicle capital, both for <br /> expansion vehicles and to replace existing vehicles in a timely way. Chapter i included <br /> information on the fleet replacement plan, which is also included here with projected <br /> costs (which are from the Orange Public Transportation Five-Year Financial Plant. The <br /> plan is a little bit confusing because OPT already had enough vehicles to operate the <br /> expanded service. The vehicles were worn out so they are considered replacements rather <br /> than expansion vehicles. OPT is not expanding the fleet, but is able to operate expanded <br /> services. The projected vehicle costs for this plan are presented in Table 4-2. <br /> POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL SERVICE EXPANSION <br /> It is appropriate to consider the degree to which OPT might grow over the next several <br /> years beyond the planned expansions presented above.All of those services are planned <br /> for implementation in the fall of 2015 (or sooner). Budget planning for the next five years <br /> assumes that they will remain in operation, but there is no additional expansion planned. <br /> Any additional services are currently unapproved and unfunded. <br /> OPT Proposed Unfunded Service Expansion <br /> Orange County staff have proposed several possible service expansions, which are <br /> presented in Table 4-3. The only additional service coverage is the extension of the U.S. <br /> 70 midday service to Durham with hourly headways, while the other proposed services <br /> are expansions in terms of frequency or span of service (hours and days). This is <br /> appropriate because the locations of density appropriate for fixed route service are all <br /> covered by the initial round of new services. These additional services could conceivably <br /> require two more expansion vehicles, which would bring the fleet to a total of 27. <br /> Additional Rural Route Deviation <br /> Table 4-3 includes some funding, not called for by the staff plan, for build-out expansion <br /> of the route deviation zone services, moving from two days per week in each zone (using <br /> one vehicle) to three days and then eventually to daily service and thus requiring 3 <br /> vehicles (plus backup). Table 4-3 presents estimated additional operating costs at the <br /> lower incremental level of$44.28 per service hour (operations only). <br /> KFH <br /> NCDOT Orange County 57 <br /> Transit Assessment Study <br />