04-07-2016, 07:33 AM
quote:No, you need to get your story straight.
Originally posted by opihikao
"They" (the State, who planned this genius roundabout) really don't care about us as much.
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...ut-meeting
"The roundabout will take the place of the Highway 130 and Pahoa Village Road intersection, and is an offshoot of a larger state plan to widen the Keaau-Pahoa road and ease traffic congestion. But because of safety concerns at the intersection, the department decided to tackle that construction first."
There is still a roundabout in the plan at the top of Kahakai. It is planned for Phase III of the Kea'au-Pahoa Bypass Project.
This "offshoot" did not originate with the state. It originated with the Puna Community Development Plan in 2011. There were some people from Puna with megaphones that were blasting the state to do something about the most dangerous intersection in the known universe, NOW! The state has never done a roundabout before, so they were anxious to get it to the good people in south Puna, that they love adoringly.
This roundabout isn't even a roundabout. It is putting a huge divider between the incoming and outgoing lanes. It is preserving the old T-bone intersection by splitting it into two lanes. The only real change is people from Pahoa choosing to go to Hilo at this intersection now turn right and circle around the roundabout, rather than left like they used to do. The people heading to Pahoa will still be pulling out to the right, then coming up to the intersection with Village road. This intersection is going to be a right turn to Pahoa Village or left to old Pahoa. Meanwhile, people from Pahoa will still be going to Pahoa village, expecting the people exiting the roundabout to yield right of way. At least the collisions should be at a lower speed.
Thank the PCDP hysterical urgency for getting this work done for us.
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*