12-12-2017, 08:56 AM
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Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge
From the Pahoa roundabout to Ainaloa Blvd is about 4 miles.
At 55 MPH - 4 minutes 22 seconds
At 45 MPH - 5 minutes 20 seconds
https://www.timecalculator.net/speed-dis...calculator
"Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm." -James Madison, The Federalist Papers, 1787
It used to be 55 from the light in Pahoa to past the Humane Society so that's the change to calculate. Even if that difference is just a few minutes, that's only in ideal conditions without any slowdowns. Since the lower speed means more congestion, the negative impact is likely worse. In 10 years since I've been here it now takes about 10 minutes longer even with no traffic. With traffic it's 30 minutes longer and the rush hour and back up starts an hour earlier than it did 7 years ago. I can't imagine in another 10. A moratorium on new construction along 130 should have happened 20 years ago unless the properties could be accessed by other roads. As usual, no short or long term planning by the County or State and minimal improvements about 20 years late. Just wait until we have 4 more lights and/or roundabouts!