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8. Estimated System Costs RTC SR-160 Corridor Study
2015
Alternative 1 (2015) reflects the level of transit investment in the SR-160 corridor by 2015
and includes all services shown in Exhibit 5-11 except the second local route (designated in
orange) connecting to CAT routes 201 and 203 at Flamingo and Durango Boulevards.
2025
Alternative 1 (2025) reflects the maximum level of transit investment in the SR-160 corridor
and includes all elements shown in Exhibit 5-12 – two local routes, an express route and
BRT service on SR-160 connecting to the region’s future fixed guideway system on South
Las Vegas Boulevard.
Operating costs for each of the three time horizons for Alternative 1 are summarized in
EXHIBIT 8-6, and are shown in current year (2006) dollars.
Routes
Local Route 1
(Route 101 Connector)
Local Route 2
(Route 201 and 203
Connector)
Express Route 1
(on BRT alignment)
Express Route 1a
(Route 103 Connector)
BRT Route
(connecting to southern
end of Regional Fixed
Guideway on S. Las
Vegas Boulevard)
EXHIBIT 8-6: Alternative 1 – Operating Costs
Route
Length
(miles)
Peak
Frequency
(minutes)
Annual
Service
Hours
Alternative 1
– 2008
(’06 millions $)
Alternative 1
– 2015
(’06 millions $)
Alternative 1
– 2025
(’06 millions $)
8.84 30 20,877 $1.16 $1.16 $1.16
11.38 20 40,313 -- -- $2.25
10.48 15 38,076 $2.12 -- --
10.99 30 19,965 -- $1.11 $1.11
10.48 15 30,937 -- $2.57 $2.57
TOTAL -- -- -- $3.28 $4.84 $7.09
Annual service hours for each route alternative are a direct reflection of the route length,
peak service frequency, and operating speed of each route. Generally, greater service
frequencies, longer route lengths, and lower operating speeds lead to greater service hours
resulting in overall higher service hours for local routes than either express or BRT routes.
On a cost basis, however, BRT is the most expensive service to operate due to the higher
cost per hour.
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