02-21-2015, 05:36 AM
The section under construction is Phase 1. Phase 2 will extend the extra lanes to Maku'u Drive. This will finally alleviate the backup at what will then become the Maku'u merge, since many drivers will exit on Kaloli Dr, Orchidland Dr, and Paradise Dr.
"The second phase of this project, to add a traffic signal light at the Shower Drive intersection, will go out to bid around the middle of this year. Construction should get under way in early 2016 and take between a year and 18 months."
http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/district4-projects (scroll down page)
Why is it taking so long? When the project was originally proposed, I believe the state highway planning director at the time was Lao-tzu, who stated, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
"The second phase of this project, to add a traffic signal light at the Shower Drive intersection, will go out to bid around the middle of this year. Construction should get under way in early 2016 and take between a year and 18 months."
http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/district4-projects (scroll down page)
Why is it taking so long? When the project was originally proposed, I believe the state highway planning director at the time was Lao-tzu, who stated, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
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