09-12-2016, 05:36 AM
The Honolulu daily has an article today on the DOT's plan to possibly restripe Highway 130 into four narrow lanes in lieu of completing the full widening project. The article is paid content, so I will not cut and paste much. Here is the link:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/hawaii-new...ghway-130/
I will, however, post two salient snips from the article. First:
"In the meantime, Sniffen said, the department will “re-look at re-striping that whole route to add in a fourth lane so we can have continuously two lanes in each direction full time. So that’s what we’re looking at right now.”
The idea is to create four 11-foot lanes with two 5-foot shoulders in each direction to increase the capacity, Sniffen said.
Sniffen offered few details about that proposal, and a spokesman for the department said there is no target date yet for when those improvements would be completed or how much the reconfiguration of the highway might cost."
OK, is it just me, or does this sound intentionally vague and like an effort to stave off criticism?
And secondly:
“Ige has said he will propose tax increases again next year to provide more funding for new highway construction. He has rejected any suggestion that his administration is deferring popular highway capacity projects as a way of pressuring lawmakers into approving the tax increases.”
All I can say to that second part is, "Yeah, right, and you probably have some ocean front property near Albuquerque you want to sell me."
http://www.staradvertiser.com/hawaii-new...ghway-130/
I will, however, post two salient snips from the article. First:
"In the meantime, Sniffen said, the department will “re-look at re-striping that whole route to add in a fourth lane so we can have continuously two lanes in each direction full time. So that’s what we’re looking at right now.”
The idea is to create four 11-foot lanes with two 5-foot shoulders in each direction to increase the capacity, Sniffen said.
Sniffen offered few details about that proposal, and a spokesman for the department said there is no target date yet for when those improvements would be completed or how much the reconfiguration of the highway might cost."
OK, is it just me, or does this sound intentionally vague and like an effort to stave off criticism?
And secondly:
“Ige has said he will propose tax increases again next year to provide more funding for new highway construction. He has rejected any suggestion that his administration is deferring popular highway capacity projects as a way of pressuring lawmakers into approving the tax increases.”
All I can say to that second part is, "Yeah, right, and you probably have some ocean front property near Albuquerque you want to sell me."