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Pine Hills Transfer Center... Closer To Becoming A Reality
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t’s been eight years since site selection and due diligence started in 2012 to obtain FTA screening, approval and funding grants for a long-needed commu-
nity Lynx Transfer Bus Hub. Lynx purchased the property in 2017 from the Central Florida Urban League, which
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allowed for community design charrettes, conceptual designs and legal agreements to move forward. However, it took a full year for the Urban League, Orange County and Duke Energy to come to an agreement! Now the final design agreements are within reach and are planned for completion in November
with review by Orange County and FDOT for permitting by the end of the year. Bids for Phase 1 site and construction are expected to begin in January of 2021 with awards in April. Construction will take 14 months with completion in 2022. Initial funding allocations for 2021, including sitework, canopy and Pine Hills Trail, with one-half of the Belco/Silver Star improvements, are budgeted for $4,942,000. The remaining sitework, owner furnished items and roadway improvements total $1,821,000, with the building scheduled in Phase 2 for approximately $1.3 million. The whole project is projected to tap out well over $8,000,000. Changes were made to the initial conceptual plan providing more maintained green space within the power corridor. The proposed building footprint is approved for 50,000 square feet, but is considered a Phase 2 project. A driver restroom, breakroom and customer service counter are also planned for Phase 2. Planned improvements include the center bus platform with the approved waving canopy (like the
