Another bad crash where the roundabout goes!

[lavalava]

Somebody is going to die one of these days...

[punalvr]

I am amazed that lights were installed on Kahakai in no time, for the pending lava flow on RR avenue.
Why can't they install a stop light at that intersection, is beyond me.
There is a crash at that intersection almost daily.
Another neighbor, just last week, had her truck totaled in no time.
What is wrong with this picture????

punalvr

[kalakoa]

Somebody is going to die one of these days...

Well, at least that would make it a "memorial" roundabout, complete with brass plaque.

[Punatic007]

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Originally posted by lavalava

Somebody is going to die one of these days...

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And what are you doing to help the situation?

[shockwave rider]

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Originally posted by Punatic007

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Originally posted by lavalava

Somebody is going to die one of these days...

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And what are you doing to help the situation?

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What the heck do you think any citizen of Puna can do about this?

The decisions about ALL of our state highway intersections in Puna are made by people in Honolulu who have made it abundantly clear that they do not care what the good people of Puna want or think. All kinds of people have gone to community input meetings and communicated what we want and then HDOT goes ahead and does exactly what it wanted to do all along.

edited to add: All any of us can do is drive there as carefully as possible.

[Obie]

"I am amazed that lights were installed on Kahakai in no time, for the pending lava flow on RR avenue."

That's because it's an emergency,Federal funding.

You can't get Federal funding to build a roundabout in the path of a lava flow. FEMA is not going to pay to rebuild that roundabout if it is destroyed !!

FEMA is no longer going to pay for stupid decisions going further !

[dakine]

And what are you doing to help the situation?

Do? Wow dude armchair critics don't 'do'

[lavalava]

Aside from driving 30mph when approaching the 'danger' zone, I have contacted my representatives at the county, state and federal levels. Squeeky wheel and all that...

[pahoated]

There was state highway funds allocated for the roundabout and they were on the verge of commencing work when the flow looked like it would cut Pahoa in half. Even though the flow is holding back now, it doesn't make sense to put in a permanent roundabout installation anymore. The DOT has said the 4-way traffic light at the intersection of Kahakai and Hwy 130 would work, just that it would still result in high speed T-bones, so the roundabout was preferable with collisions being low speed. It seems like the traffic light would get enough people to slow down, at least lower the number of confusion collisions.

"Mahalo nui Pele, 'ae noho ia moku 'aina" - kakahiaka oli

[Punatic007]

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Originally posted by lavalava

Aside from driving 30mph when approaching the 'danger' zone, I have contacted my representatives at the county, state and federal levels. Squeeky wheel and all that...

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Good to hear. We should stage a warning protest at the intersection, contact media prior of course, especially Honolulu media.