05-13-2009, 08:02 AM
Hmmm. Well I don't propose a conventional road from Hilo to Pahoa. I propose a non-commercial parkway. I admit some of the suggestions I made are a bit out there. My premise was if there is to be an alternative route just how alternative could it be? I kinda figured the fuel standard proposal to jettisoned or disparaged first. Surprisingly you are one of the first to mention it. It is fluff.
Hwy. 130 serves the district quite well in a conventional way. Truck traffic, containers etc. What is missing is a route into and out of Puna which accommodates the new generation of lightweight fuel efficient vehicles. They have entered the market now and with the demise or restructuring of GM the Hummer is history. GM is looking to import cars from China. They will not be Hummers.
Some transportation routes in the U.S. do differentiate between vehicle weights and uses. A Parkway is one of the simpler and most obvious methods. Not used much in the western states. Extensive history in the eastern states.
The primary driving force for a PMAR is an alternative route in the event Hwy. 13o is closed for whatever reason. After that it can become a number of things. But it is not solely intended to serve HPP or to reduce traffic. Those are secondary benefits.
I do appreciate the dialogue. This conversation needs to continue and expand.
Hwy. 130 serves the district quite well in a conventional way. Truck traffic, containers etc. What is missing is a route into and out of Puna which accommodates the new generation of lightweight fuel efficient vehicles. They have entered the market now and with the demise or restructuring of GM the Hummer is history. GM is looking to import cars from China. They will not be Hummers.
Some transportation routes in the U.S. do differentiate between vehicle weights and uses. A Parkway is one of the simpler and most obvious methods. Not used much in the western states. Extensive history in the eastern states.
The primary driving force for a PMAR is an alternative route in the event Hwy. 13o is closed for whatever reason. After that it can become a number of things. But it is not solely intended to serve HPP or to reduce traffic. Those are secondary benefits.
I do appreciate the dialogue. This conversation needs to continue and expand.
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