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45 <br /> REQUEST# FY 2026 FY START DATE <br /> Orange Transit Work Plan <br /> 23GOTCD4 Request Form Total Project Cost <br /> Operating and/or Capital $ 140,000 <br /> Orange Transit Estimated Operating <br /> Project Name Requesting Agency Project Contact Cost <br /> Jay Heikes Base Year $ - <br /> Triangle Mobility Hub <br /> (Orange County share) GoTriangle FY 2027 $ - <br /> jheikes otg d lg e.o Cumulative $ <br /> Estimated <br /> Estimated Start Date Completion Notes Orange Transit Estimated Capital Cost <br /> FY20 FY29 Base Year $ 140,000 <br /> Cumulative $ 980,000 <br /> Project Enter below a summary of the project that may later be used as the project description in <br /> Description/Scope the FY 2026 Work Plan. <br /> The FY26 request includes phase II of the project,which consists of land aquisition, design, and construction of a new <br /> regional transit center(RTC). <br /> The Triangle Mobility Hub (aka regional Transit Center relocation) will provide travel time savings to riders of route 800 <br /> which serves Chapel Hill and UNC. The Triangle Mobility Hub and bus network improvements it enables will provide <br /> faster, more frequent connections for longer periods of the day to Orange County residents wishing to travel to <br /> destinations in/around RTP, including Hub RTP and Boxyard, as well as in Southern Durham County and Wake County. <br /> Additionally,through improved travel times/reduced operational costs,the relocation will also enable GoTriangle to <br /> realign the 800 and 805 in order to provide all day service,for the first time, on route 805 which also serves Chapel Hill <br /> and UNC.This concept was identified in the Draft GoTriangle SRTP and viewed favorably by riders on the 800 and 805. <br /> The completed feasibility study includes an evaluation of the current facility and identification of necessary passenger <br /> amenities and infrastructure improvements, and a feasibility study to evaluate the potential new locations for the RTC, <br /> taking into consideration current and future planned routes, land use, supply, and price.This study will is being used to <br /> inform the location and design of phase II.The feasiblity study was funded by county transit plans in Wake, Durham, and <br /> Oragne counties. <br />