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DAPR Initial Cost

Vehicles
Capital investment in BAT vehicles
19 vehicles @ $700,000 each
This estimate is in the low to middle range for these types of vehicle with a standard fuel type. The number of buses is based on the service frequency time required, which is based on the number of users at each garage and the distance to and from the loop. Three of the vehicles are spare vehicles, or 20 percent of the fleet.
$13.30 million
Stations
Construction of five BAT stations @ $125,000 each
This is the middle range estimate for these types of stations and includes $50,000 for GPS capabilities to track bus arrival times, and for modern, decorative styling.
$0.625 million
Garages
Cost of constructing five parking garages
Including land acquisition and assuming no donated or reduced land acquisition costs of the sites.
$87.2 million

TOTAL ESTIMATED COST TO BRING DAPR ONLINE $101.125 million

DAPR Operating Costs

Parking Garages
Annual operating costs of parking garages (assuming no joint use of garages, no ground floor retail, or no donated or reduced land acquisition of the sites) $1.6 million
BAT Circulator System
Annual operating costs for BAT circulator system $4.8 million

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL OPERATING COST $6.4 million