03-20-2009, 03:03 PM
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Originally posted by JerryCarr
I didn't see any reports in your links on the re-aligned route of the western end due to the expansion of the Army training area. Any word on where it will go?
Cheers,
Jerry
http://www.saddleroad.com/
Future Saddle Road – West Side
The 1999 Saddle Road EIS selected an alignment (W3) for the western end of Saddle Road that extended from mile marker 42 to Mamalahoa Highway, State Route 190. In 2006, the DOA acquired these lands for future non-live fire military training. The W3 alignment would essentially bisect those lands in two, thereby significantly reducing the area available for training. In light of the impact the W3 alignment would have on the area available training, the DOA has requested that HDOT and FHWA-CFLHD consider an alternative alignment for the western end of Saddle Road. In response, the HDOT and FHWA-CFLHD are preparing a Supplement Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to evaluate a new alignment (W7) from mile marker 41.5 to Mamalahoa Highway. A draft SEIS is expected to be published later this year. The start of construction on the west side will be dependent on the outcome of the SEIS process and the availability of future funding.