02-01-2022, 07:52 PM
By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 12:05 a.m. https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...le-routes/
State Rep. Greggor Ilagan has introduced a bill that, if passed, would order and fund site surveys to identify the most suitable location for an alternate road to lower Puna makai of Highway 130.
“At the town halls I conducted last month, the issue my constituents identified more than any other is the need for PMAR,” Ilagan told the Tribune-Herald Friday, referring to a long-proposed Puna Makai Alternate Route.
House Bill 1403 passed its first floor reading on Jan. 19 and was referred to the House Transportation and Finance committees. As of Monday, it hadn’t been scheduled for a hearing. However, Ilagan, the vice chairman of the Transportation Committee, said he expects the bill to be heard by the committee, perhaps as early as this week.
According to the measure, it’s projected that Puna will grow by 42,000 residents, almost doubling its current population by 2035. In addition, the bill notes Hilo as the primary employment area in the region, with more than 40% of the area’s jobs.
State Rep. Greggor Ilagan has introduced a bill that, if passed, would order and fund site surveys to identify the most suitable location for an alternate road to lower Puna makai of Highway 130.
“At the town halls I conducted last month, the issue my constituents identified more than any other is the need for PMAR,” Ilagan told the Tribune-Herald Friday, referring to a long-proposed Puna Makai Alternate Route.
House Bill 1403 passed its first floor reading on Jan. 19 and was referred to the House Transportation and Finance committees. As of Monday, it hadn’t been scheduled for a hearing. However, Ilagan, the vice chairman of the Transportation Committee, said he expects the bill to be heard by the committee, perhaps as early as this week.
According to the measure, it’s projected that Puna will grow by 42,000 residents, almost doubling its current population by 2035. In addition, the bill notes Hilo as the primary employment area in the region, with more than 40% of the area’s jobs.
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