Durham–Orange Light Rail Transit
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Durham–Orange Light Rail Transit is a planned 17.7-mile (28.5 km) light rail line in North Carolina that would operate between North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in East Durham and the University of North Carolina's Hospitals inOrange County. This line is currently in the engineering phase.[1]
Proposed route
The proposed route starts at the UNC Hospitals, and continues east towards the Meadowmont neighborhood of Chapel Hill. It goes north alongside I-40, and then it passes through Duke University. Through Durham, the segment runs parallel to the North Carolina Railroad alignment [2] and terminates at North Carolina Central University (NCCU).[3]
Project development
The original project was estimated at $1.4 billion (in 2011) with 25% from local taxpayers + 25% from the state + 50% from the Federal government. The current project is estimated to cost $2.5 billion (year of expenditure) with 40% from local taxpayers + 10% from the state + 50% from the Federal government - or $141 million per mile with an annual operating cost of $28.7 million. As of April 2018, the maximum available state funding was $183 million (or approximately 7.3%).[4]
The line is projected to begin construction in 2020 and be complete by 2028.[5] End-to-end travel time will be 42–44 minutes.[6][7]
A final environmental impact statement was released by GoTriangle in February 2016, projecting 23,020 daily trips in 2040.[7] The plan was amended to extend to NCCU in November 2016, projecting 26,880 daily trips in 2040.[6]
Proposed stations
The line will have 18 stations[6] (4 stations in Orange County, 14 stations in Durham County) at:
- UNC Hospital
- Mason Farm Road
- Hamilton Road
- Friday Center Drive
- Woodmont
- Leigh Village
- Gateway
- Patterson Place
- Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
- South Square
- LaSalle Street
- Duke / VMA Medical Center
- Ninth Street
- Buchanan Boulevard
- Durham station
- Dillard Street
- Alston Avenue
- NCCU
References
- ↑ http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article164661057.html
- ↑ Sorg, Lisa (January 14, 2015). "Triangle Transit proposes major changes to light rail in Durham". Indy Week. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ↑ Future, Our Transit. "Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project Design Refinements | Our Transit Future". ourtransitfuture.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ↑ "GoTriangle Might Not Get All of the State Money It Wants for Light Rail, But It Should Get Enough to Keep the Project on Track". IndyWeek. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project: Newsletter 2014" (PDF). OurTransit Future. Triangle Transit. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Supplemental EA for D-O LRT Project's Proposed NCCU Station Refinement [98 pages]" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- 1 2 "Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project Durham and Orange Counties, North Carolina Combined Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision" (PDF).