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14 <br />AO <br />8 <br />relief and support sedans and one 1984 Chevrolet 3/4 ton <br />pick -up truck that performs maintenance and road call <br />duties. <br />In addition, two new support vehicles are being <br />requested. Because of the increase in the bus fleet, <br />there is a need for additional support/break vehicles. <br />The cars are valued at $12,900 and the replacement truck <br />is valued at $14,000 and all have five percent <br />contingency added. <br />Chapel Hill Transit's maintenance facility was originally <br />designed to accommodate maintenance activities for a <br />maximum of fifty vehicles. The transit fleet has expanded <br />to fifty -six vehicles. To accommodate this expansion and <br />future anticipated growth the Town proposes to increase <br />the capacity of the existing facility by adding four <br />additional maintenance bays. <br />At this time, Chapel Hill Transit performs most routine <br />and preventive maintenance for the bus fleet'in- house. <br />The availability of private contractors to perform these <br />activities does not exist as there are no transit coach <br />maintenance providers in the. Chapel Hill area. Some <br />specialized maintenance activities are currently provided <br />by outside contractors, such as body work and <br />engine /transmission rebuilds. These services will <br />continue to be provided by outside contractors after the <br />maintenance expansion. <br />Funds for the engineering and design of the maintenance <br />facility expansion were provided in the FY 1990 Section <br />9 Grant to the Town. Design documents for the expansion <br />will be provided to UMTA an NCDOT for review. <br />Table A -2 lists anticipated, capital budgets for FY <br />1992 -93 and 1993 -94. .These programs are subject to <br />future revision.. <br />C. Chapel Hill Transit currently operates 15 <br />transit routes, providing annual fixed route service to <br />2.4-million riders. In addition, the regular fixed route <br />service is supplemented with demand responsive services. <br />Total transit ridership is approximately 2.58 million <br />riders. Through the first six months of the 1990 -91 <br />service period, fixed route transit ridership has <br />increased 6.6% over the same period last year, while <br />total ridership has increased 7.3 %. <br />Some minor adjustments to routes and schedules due to <br />changes in passenger demand are anticipated for the <br />1991 -92 service period. <br />