06-09-2014, 03:25 AM
Kalakoa do I understand you right Pcdp knows this a dangerous intersection but we should go ahead and build and hope
The very same PCDP was used as justification to cease other development in "downtown" Mountain View, approximately 1800 feet mauka of the Lauko/11 intersection, so there's no shortage of irony when a PCDP working group now suggests new development along that very same stretch of highway.
I'm not particularly worried; the most common outcome in a "development gridlock" situation is that all the money will be spent on engineering studies (and possibly land acquisition) instead of roads.
If County actually wanted to "solve" the connectivity problems, the first step would be to create a new, lower standard for maintenance of unpaved roads. Example: extending Lauko into Fern Acres is about 2 miles, estimated at $1M; that same money would probably build 5-10 miles of graded gravel -- of course, this option assumes there will be any budget for future maintenance.
The very same PCDP was used as justification to cease other development in "downtown" Mountain View, approximately 1800 feet mauka of the Lauko/11 intersection, so there's no shortage of irony when a PCDP working group now suggests new development along that very same stretch of highway.
I'm not particularly worried; the most common outcome in a "development gridlock" situation is that all the money will be spent on engineering studies (and possibly land acquisition) instead of roads.
If County actually wanted to "solve" the connectivity problems, the first step would be to create a new, lower standard for maintenance of unpaved roads. Example: extending Lauko into Fern Acres is about 2 miles, estimated at $1M; that same money would probably build 5-10 miles of graded gravel -- of course, this option assumes there will be any budget for future maintenance.