12-02-2015, 05:31 AM
The official start of the Pahoa Roundabout detour starts today...I wonder if the County might open up Railroad to alleviate some of the bottleneck
Good idea Kiana. Railroad Ave cost millions to build, why not use it for a few months?. As a temporary additional route while the roundabout is under construction, it wouldn't create the same problems that a full time, full load lava route would have caused such as a substantial traffic increase in HPP and regular grading and upkeep of the cinder surface.
Instead of 100% of the Hwy 130 traffic, as a secondary alternate route Railroad Ave might only carry 20-30% of the load (my best guess based on nothing), but 20-30% fewer vehicles on the Pahoa detour would result in a substantial reduction in traffic backups, especially in the morning and evening.
Good idea Kiana. Railroad Ave cost millions to build, why not use it for a few months?. As a temporary additional route while the roundabout is under construction, it wouldn't create the same problems that a full time, full load lava route would have caused such as a substantial traffic increase in HPP and regular grading and upkeep of the cinder surface.
Instead of 100% of the Hwy 130 traffic, as a secondary alternate route Railroad Ave might only carry 20-30% of the load (my best guess based on nothing), but 20-30% fewer vehicles on the Pahoa detour would result in a substantial reduction in traffic backups, especially in the morning and evening.
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