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US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study <br /> 4.5.1.1 GoTriangle <br /> GoTriangle provides regional transit services between Wake, Durham, Orange, and Alamance Counties. In <br /> addition to regional bus operations, GoTriangle provides other commuter resources for the Raleigh-Durham- <br /> Chapel Hill area, including paratransit services, ridematching and vanpools, and an emergency ride home <br /> program.The following two GoTriangle routes overlap with US 70 study area: <br /> Route 420 - Provides weekday <br /> peak period express service <br /> hourly between Hillsborough and <br /> Chapel Hill. The GoTriangle Short <br /> Range Transit Plan (SRTP) (2018) <br /> proposed moving the route to I- '-•e-•� �0.:'� �` sa+-tea° 09••�• <br /> 40 between Chapel Hill and — <br /> �r�. <br /> Hillsborough (instead of NC-86) pok.T—W <br /> and to use Churton Street instead 9 <br /> of NC 86 and US 70 in QLJ--- - <br /> Hillsborough to improve on time ! 13n,....,W. <br /> performance and provide more <br /> direct service. <br /> Orange-Durham Express (ODX) - <br /> Provides weekday rush hour - --' -�' -®---- ; <br /> i i� --- <br /> express service hourly between �o��t- ` J <br /> �'©CM WI HIlI TraMlt UMC <br /> Efland, Mebane, Hillsborough, Hospa� �V <br /> DukeNA Hospitals, and Qu <br /> downtown Durham. The Figure 18 GoTriangle Route Map <br /> GoTriangle SRTP (2018) proposed <br /> increasing the frequency of the route to every 30 minutes and streamlining the service between Mebane Cone <br /> Park& Ride, the Durham Tech Orange County Campus, and Durham. ODX route does not operates during the <br /> evening or on weekends. The GoTriangle transit fare is typically $2.25 for regional routes and $3.00 per one <br /> way trip on Express routes (with discount fares also available);the agency is temporarily operating a fare-free <br /> format until June 2023. <br /> 4.5.1.2 Orange County Public Transportation (OPT) <br /> Orange County Public Transportation (OPT) is Orange County's transportation agency responsible for <br /> providing transportation services to residents of Orange County, the Town of Hillsborough, Efland and a part <br /> of the City of Mebane. OPT provides community transportation including demand response and circulator bus <br /> service, with the following circulators in service: <br /> • Hillsborough Circulator:A fare-free route connecting major destinations throughout Hillsborough. <br /> The Connector provides hourly service Monday-Friday between 8 PM and 5 PM. The Hillsborough <br /> Circulator is a fare-free service. <br /> • Orange-Alamance Connector: Connects major destinations in Hillsborough, Efland, and Mebane.The <br /> route operates hourly Monday- Friday between 10 AM and 3 PM. <br /> 58 Existing Conditions and Critical Issues <br />