05-15-2009, 07:34 AM
O.K., lets try this. Put aside all the current proposals. Put aside all the issues of traffic, future social priorities, what traffic it will allow, or any of the items that distract from routing, etc.
Highway 130 is the primary route in an out of lower Puna. What if that road was closed? In an emergency based on normal traffic, the alternatives existing streets would not be able to sustain an emergency evacuation out of the area while sustaining emergency traffic into the area.
An alternative based only on an emergency use is needed. Assuming that that emergency route will need to handle vehicles exiting and emergency vehicle entering, And, except when needed for an emergency the route would be closed to all vehicle traffic except public mass transit. That means all the social, environmental, pro & anti progress issues are not a factor.
As an emergency route, (and not going off into fantasy land over and sticking to what is currently available for funding) where will it go?
Highway 130 is the primary route in an out of lower Puna. What if that road was closed? In an emergency based on normal traffic, the alternatives existing streets would not be able to sustain an emergency evacuation out of the area while sustaining emergency traffic into the area.
An alternative based only on an emergency use is needed. Assuming that that emergency route will need to handle vehicles exiting and emergency vehicle entering, And, except when needed for an emergency the route would be closed to all vehicle traffic except public mass transit. That means all the social, environmental, pro & anti progress issues are not a factor.
As an emergency route, (and not going off into fantasy land over and sticking to what is currently available for funding) where will it go?