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13 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 GoForward <br /> 3 A Community Investment In Transit <br /> 4 Orange County BOCC <br /> 5 March 12, 2019 <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Light Rail Project Update <br /> 8 • Recent Accomplishments <br /> 9 o Execution of nine critical agreements <br /> 10 o $190 million of State funding in STIP <br /> 11 • Recent Updates <br /> 12 o Letter from Duke University president <br /> 13 o Letter from NCRR Board Chair <br /> 14 o Draft Risk Assessment Report from Federal Transit Administration <br /> 15 o Environmental analysis requirements for downtown Durham changes <br /> 16 o Transit Plan Update in development <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Light Rail: <br /> 19 • 17.7 Miles, 18 stations between UNC and NCCU. <br /> 20 • Serves three of the top ten employers in North Carolina. <br /> 21 • Direct access to Duke Hospital, UNC Hospital, the Durham VA Medical Center and <br /> 22 downtown Durham. <br /> 23 • Create tens of thousands of new jobs and infuse billions into the local and state <br /> 24 economies <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Light Rail Route Map <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Connectivity, Opportunity, and Job Creation <br /> 29 • Provides direct connection to three major universities. <br /> 30 • Serves three major hospitals: UNC Hospital, Duke Hospital, VA Medical Center. <br /> 31 • Directly connects three of the top 10 employers in the State. <br /> 32 • Creates tens of thousands of new jobs and infuses billions into the local and state <br /> 33 economy. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Project Funding <br /> 36 • Project remains eligible for approximately $1.25 billion in federal funding (Full Funding <br /> 37 Grant Agreement anticipated Fall 2019). <br /> 38 • Durham County confirmed its intent to provide an additional $57.6 million in dedicated <br /> 39 transit revenue. <br /> 40 • Impacts of FTA Risk Assessment Report under evaluation <br /> 41 . Updated cost-sharing agreement and transit plan anticipated March- April 2019. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Protect Timeline - graph <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Recent Updates <br /> 46 - Letter from Duke University president: exploring options to proceed without that cooperative <br /> 47 agreement. <br /> 48 - Letter from NCRR Board Chair: indicated that NCRR was not prepared to execute a lease of <br /> 49 February 28, but are willing to resolve the remaining issues and complete the agreement. <br />