04-10-2016, 07:42 PM
The speaker for the DOT didn't know Phase III of the Kea'au-Pahoa Bypass Project (the official DOT title) would be going through the roundabout up to Kahakai. It is right here on the official page, not touched since 2011:
http://www.keaau-pahoa.com/
Phase I has been completed up to Shower. After this roundabout is done, they will move back down there and start on Phase II. It looks like Phase II has been broken up into subprojects, the shoulder widening isn't in the immediate plan.
One thing mysterious about the roundabout is the old pullout lane will be blocked again. Instead of making it a left turn only into the village, there is going to be a right turn to make a U-turn onto the roundabout. That one is really weird. Nobody is giving the details but this 'offshoot' of the Kea'au-Pahoa Bypass Project was a Pahoa committee driven 'offshoot'. This is what that committee and state representative wanted, so that is what we are getting.
This 10 miles of the entire Kea'au-Pahoa Bypass Project officially started in 2008, so by the time Phase III is completed, it may hold another world record for Puna, longest time to complete shortest highway stretch -- in the world. If that is 2022, that is less than 1 mile per year modified, just modified, not totally built from scratch. Really gives a sense of aloha time.
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
http://www.keaau-pahoa.com/
Phase I has been completed up to Shower. After this roundabout is done, they will move back down there and start on Phase II. It looks like Phase II has been broken up into subprojects, the shoulder widening isn't in the immediate plan.
One thing mysterious about the roundabout is the old pullout lane will be blocked again. Instead of making it a left turn only into the village, there is going to be a right turn to make a U-turn onto the roundabout. That one is really weird. Nobody is giving the details but this 'offshoot' of the Kea'au-Pahoa Bypass Project was a Pahoa committee driven 'offshoot'. This is what that committee and state representative wanted, so that is what we are getting.
This 10 miles of the entire Kea'au-Pahoa Bypass Project officially started in 2008, so by the time Phase III is completed, it may hold another world record for Puna, longest time to complete shortest highway stretch -- in the world. If that is 2022, that is less than 1 mile per year modified, just modified, not totally built from scratch. Really gives a sense of aloha time.
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*