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Recommended FY 2027 Wake Transit Work Plan
Steven Mott, MPO Staff
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MPO Staff will present the TPAC-recommended FY 2027 Wake Transit Work Plan. The recommended FY27 Work Plan includes approximately $170.7 million in transit investments for FY27 (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027) across operating [$78.5M] and capital [$92.2M] expenditures. Key elements of this year’s annual Work Plan provide continued bus network expansion including new and improved routes, allocations for Community Funding Area Program projects totaling approximately $6.2M, $23.8M towards regional rail efforts, and $36.4M in bus infrastructure investments. The breakdown of the FY27 investments is as follows:
Operating Investments: $78.5 million
o Total Bus Operations: $70.3 million
• New bus operations and improvements: $6.5 million
• Continuation of existing services: $59.1 million
• Community Funding Area Program: $4.7 million
o Transit Plan Administration: $7.5 million
o Tax District Administration: $679,167
Capital Investments: $92.2 million
o Bus Infrastructure: $36.4 million
o Vehicle Acquisition: $15.0 million
o Bus Rapid Transit: $14.2 million
o Capital Planning: $1.3 million
o Community Funding Area Program: $1.5 million
o Regional Rail: $23.8 million
The Work Plan is fiscally constrained and budgets $157.9 million in revenue from local funding sources, supplemented by $12.8 million allocated from the prior year’s capital fund balance.
The CAMPO Executive Board is requested to hold a Public Hearing for the Recommended FY 2027 Wake Transit Work Plan at this meeting. The Executive Board will review this item again, along with the summary of the 14-day public comment period occurring from May 6-20, 2026, at their June 17, 2026, meeting, where they will be asked to consider the recommendation from the TCC on the adoption of the FY 2027 Wake Transit Work Plan, along with the agreement groupings and reporting deliverables and, additionally, to authorize the CAMPO Executive Director to execute any agreements relevant to this annual Work Plan that CAMPO is party to.
Requested Action: Action Conduct a public hearing and receive as information