05-30-2012, 09:31 AM
I'll try to address the questions above in one post:
The route, the width, and what was and was not provided by the County...
The County would not indicate exactly where the road would begin or where it would end, beyond saying "Nanawale to Hilo".
As previously indicated, the approximate traverse of HPP would be between 5th and 15th Avenue. This is mauka of the tsunami zone and, as required in the original state legislation, through an area with fewest developed lots.
After multiple requests from the committee, the County said a major rural collector was what they were planning for but refused to discuss possible widths. The committee's research indicated that meant 120'. When presented with this number, the County said, yes that is correct.
Scoping...
Brief notes from what has been done in other scoping studies for roads.
Scoping is the first major step of several needed to meet the long-term goal. (Thus, precedes an EA or EIS).
Develops and evaluates alternatives.
Transportation needs are delineated, such as with traffic volumes.
Community Inventory: Values, Goals, and Objectives. Summarizes early input received from project stakeholders and discusses the development of the project’s goals and objectives, which helps to refine and screen project alternatives.
Feasibility: identifies the most promising alternatives including specific alignment.
The starting places of traffic volumes, alternatives, and community inventory have not been done to date and all would be used in the next step, an EA or EIS.
The route, the width, and what was and was not provided by the County...
The County would not indicate exactly where the road would begin or where it would end, beyond saying "Nanawale to Hilo".
As previously indicated, the approximate traverse of HPP would be between 5th and 15th Avenue. This is mauka of the tsunami zone and, as required in the original state legislation, through an area with fewest developed lots.
After multiple requests from the committee, the County said a major rural collector was what they were planning for but refused to discuss possible widths. The committee's research indicated that meant 120'. When presented with this number, the County said, yes that is correct.
Scoping...
Brief notes from what has been done in other scoping studies for roads.
Scoping is the first major step of several needed to meet the long-term goal. (Thus, precedes an EA or EIS).
Develops and evaluates alternatives.
Transportation needs are delineated, such as with traffic volumes.
Community Inventory: Values, Goals, and Objectives. Summarizes early input received from project stakeholders and discusses the development of the project’s goals and objectives, which helps to refine and screen project alternatives.
Feasibility: identifies the most promising alternatives including specific alignment.
The starting places of traffic volumes, alternatives, and community inventory have not been done to date and all would be used in the next step, an EA or EIS.