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13 <br /> The Durham County Staff Working Group did not approve this request in Q2, or in Q3 when it was <br /> reconsidered. This request was not presented to Durham County Board of Commissioners for its <br /> consideration. <br /> GoTriangle Route 800 provides all-day/every-day regional connections along NC-54 and 1-40 <br /> between the University of Chapel Hill (UNC) Hospitals and the Regional Transit Center and serves <br /> people traveling between Chapel Hill, Southpoint, Research Training Park (RTP), and Raleigh at <br /> off-peak times. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The amendment impact for FY26 is $123,370 on the approved FY26 <br /> Orange County Annual Work Program. <br /> 3. Chapel Hill Transit: Amendment to Existing Protect Name & Scope <br /> Chapel Hill Transit(CHT) is requesting two (2)amendments to support the North-South Bus Rapid <br /> Transit (NSBRT) project, and the twenty percent (20%) nonfederal match, anticipated when the <br /> request was made. <br /> CHT received a 60% design cost estimate for the NSBRT this past summer. This updated estimate is <br /> more than $10 million higher than prior estimates and includes $20 million for property acquisition, <br /> according to CHT staff. The latest update provided by Chapel Hill Transit Staff to Orange County places <br /> the total cost of the project at$188 million. <br /> The proposed amendments add $5.8 million to the $32.3 million in existing financial commitments from <br /> the Prior Transit Work Plans, CHT Partners, and the Town of Chapel Hill. <br /> EXISTING FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS AMOUNT <br /> Prior Transit Tax Annual Work Plans $29,125,000 <br /> CHT Partners $2,000,000 <br /> Town of Chapel Hill $1,144,322 <br /> TOTAL $32,269,322 <br /> PROPOSED AWP FY26 Q2 <br /> AMMENDMENTS <br /> Route NS Vehicles $2,065,267 <br /> Converting from Operating to Capital $3,765,411 <br /> TOTAL $5,830,678 <br /> GRAND TOTAL $38,100,000 <br /> CHT is requesting to amend the FY26 Annual Transit Work Program for vehicle acquisition to <br /> more explicitly describe the use and purpose of already-allocated funding and to incorporate <br /> NSBRT progress. <br /> The Annual Work Plan currently provides $2,065,267 for Chapel Hill Transit to purchase two (2) <br /> vehicles for the existing North-South Route. The proposed amendment would clarify that those <br /> vehicles would be dedicated to the NSBRT project when construction is completed. The 60-foot <br /> diesel vehicles will be uniquely branded and custom fabricated to serve NSBRT's elevated <br /> station platforms, communicate with systems unique to BRT, and provide enhanced BRT <br /> amenities. The vehicles will not be interchangeable with the rest of the CHT fleet due to Federl <br />