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The Orange County Transit Plan also supports the increased cost of existing Orange Public Transit and Chapel Hill Transit services — e.g., the increased cost of providing Orange Public Transit and Chapel Hill Transit service that was provided before the transit plan was implemented. About 9,000 existing annual service hours are assisted with Orange County Transit Plan funds. An anticipated 30,000 — 45,000 additional bus service hours may be available following implementation of D -O LRT. These "rail dividend hours" reflect bus service currently operating in the D -O LRT corridor that could be redirected to meet other Orange County transit priorities. ■ Bus Capital Projects The purchase of new vehicles (and subsequent replacement) to support the service funded by the Orange County Transit Plan. Bus facility improvements to facilitate transit access and improve the customer experience, including new park- and -ride lots, improved transit amenities, and access improvements (e.g. new sidewalks) to bus stops. ■ Hillsborough Train Station — 2020 completion date The station will be served by two Amtrak passenger routes. ■ North -South Bus Rapid Transit (N -S BRT) — 2023 estimated completion date Bus rapid transit service using a mix of dedicated and mixed - traffic lanes between the Eubanks Road and Southern Village park- and -ride facilities, with direct service to UNC Hospitals. ■ Durham - Orange Light Rail Transit (D -O LRT) — 2028 estimated completion date Light rail transit service between UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham, providing 50,000 hours of transit service. Project includes bicycle, pedestrian and bus infrastructure improvements along the alignment. ■ Durham - Orange Light Rail Transit Extension (D -O LRT) — 2045 est. completion date Light rail transit will be extended from the UNC Hospitals station to a station near Main Street in Carrboro. The route, along S Columbia St and W Cameron Ave, is a conceptual placeholder until further study can be completed. This extension is not in the Orange County Transit Plan. It will be financed in the last decade of the 2045 MTP by assuming that legislative restrictions that currently restrict funding that can be used for transit will be repealed. ■ Wake- Durham Commuter Rail Extension (CRT) — 2045 estimated completion date Commuter rail service will be extended from West Durham to Hillsborough, with a station at NC 10 /US 70 area and S Churton St /US 70 Business. This extension is not in .,