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Bus Rapid Transit Extensions Major Investment Study - Contract Approval
Bret Martin, MPO Staff
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In April of 2021, CAMPO is planning to kick off a major investment study (MIS) that will develop and evaluate alternatives and ultimately select preferred alternatives for bus rapid transit (BRT) extensions from Cary to Research Triangle Park and from Garner to Clayton. These extensions would build onto two (2) of the core BRT corridors included in the original Wake County Transit Plan. The extensions have been included in the Wake County Transit Plan Update, and the capital improvements thereof are assumed to be funded with State revenue sources in the FYs 2020-2029 Transportation Improvement Program.
Consistent with the pre-project development feasibility planning and alternatives analyses completed for the four (4) core BRT corridors in the original Wake County Transit Plan, the MIS for these BRT extensions will generally involve an analysis of the travel markets to be served, identification of environmental constraints in each corridor, development of alignment and station area alternatives to study further, development of market-appropriate operating plans, evaluation of alternatives against a set of performance and other relevant criteria, development of capital and operating cost estimates, selection of recommended preferred alternatives, a risk assessment, assessment of federalizing the extensions, and identification of project sponsors to carry them forward into project development, design, construction, and operations.
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the study was advertised on October 20, 2020, with statements of qualifications due on November 13, 2020. A total of seven (7) statements of qualifications were received and were reviewed and scored by a consultant selection committee comprised of representatives from CAMPO, City of Raleigh, Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO, Research Triangle Foundation, and the Towns of Clayton, Cary, Morris...
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