The destination is set. The tickets are bought. The suitcases are packed. Now it’s time to get to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, where a record-breaking 11 million passengers were served in 2016 with even more expected this year.
This summer traveling season, consider leaving the car at home and taking the bus right up to the doors of RDU instead.
Wake County, N.C. (March 31, 2017) – April 1 marks the beginning of the community’s new investment in a better public transit system for Wake County as the transit-dedicated half-cent sales tax that voters approved in November goes into effect.
The Wake County Transit Plan is moving forward. Today, the GoTriangle Board of Trustees approved a $3 increase to the Annual Motor Vehicle Tax in Wake County to partially fund the 10-year plan. The board’s action follows earlier approval today by GoTriangle’s Special Tax Board.
The Annual Motor Vehicle Tax is outlined in the Wake Transit FY 18 Draft Work Plan that was released earlier this week for public comment. The FY 18 Draft Work Plan outlines specific proposals, and the governing agencies are requesting public comment between Feb. 20, 2017, and April 3, 2017.
Though their morning commute began like any other for the passengers of Vanpool 5817, it certainly didn’t end that way. All aboard last November 16th were thankful that Shelia Lassiter was behind the wheel as she calmly and safely moved the vehicle off the road after a deer crashed through her windshield.
The Wake County 2018 Transit Work Plan is available for public comment.
“Last November, voters approved a referendum to fund the robust ten-year Wake County Transit Plan, and we’re starting to see the first elements of the plan unfold,” said GoTriangle Board Chair Jennifer Robinson from Cary. “GoTriangle, along with the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), Wake County, and all twelve municipalities in Wake County, are ready to hear from the public on the projects proposed for next year.”
Congressman David Price (NC-04) and Congressman G.K. Butterfield (NC- 01) joined local elected officials, business leaders and education leaders February 6 for a bus tour of Durham and Orange counties’ light rail transit project corridor.
In a unanimous vote, the GoTriangle Board of Trustees adopted the first annual Work Plan and budget for the Wake County Transit Plan. Today’s action follows an earlier vote by the executive board of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO).
Based on anticipated road conditions Monday morning, GoTriangle will begin service at 7:00 A.M.
Safety remains our top priority as we resume the service many people rely on to get to work, class, healthcare appointments and other important places.
To ensure safety, some routes, stops and times may be altered depending on conditions in the morning.
It is extremely imporant that customers check for the latest service updates before heading to stops on Monday.
Based on current road conditions from the winter storm, GoTriangle is suspending all bus service on Sunday, January 8 to ensure the safety of our customers and drivers.
No GoTriangle buses will operate until Monday morning at the earliest.
The GoTriangle operations team will continue evaluating road conditions, and customers are urged to check for service updates before heading to the bus stop.
Based on current weather and road conditions, GoTriangle is altering bus service on Saturday January 7 to support safe operation.
GoTriangle will operate routes 100, 400, 700 and 800 from 8:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. on Saturday, starting later and ending early. GoTriangle's route 300, operated by GoCary, will not run, because all Saturday service has been suspended in Cary.
As conditions could potentially deterioriate throughout the day and the weekend, we urge customers to continue checking for updates on service before heading to the bus stop: