Highway 11 construction

[Aaron S]

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Originally posted by alaskyn66

Apparently it's only a 2.6 million dollar project..

https://hilo.hawaii.edu/uhh/planning/pro...roject=372

So it's already over budget.

Let's not put a catwalk over Kawili st. So students don't have to risk their lives getting to their dorm.. or anything.

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The link you posted (and construction estimate) was from 2014. Construction costs have escalated since that time, which is pretty self evident how the bids came out.

[alaskyn66]

Yes now that fuel is cheaper for the equiptment ... it should cost more.

You didnt miss the part where it's been over four years.. did you.

[Aaron S]

I posted slightly erroneous information. The scope of the project is as followed:

https://hilo.hawaii.edu/uhh/planning/pro...roject=372

This project will provide acceleration and deceleration lanes on highway 11 to facilitate safer entrance and exit to and from the UHH Farm.

It doesn't include a traffic signal as a part of this project.

[Aaron S]

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Originally posted by alaskyn66

Yes now that fuel is cheaper for the equiptment ... it should cost more.

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Fuel is only one component of construction costs. I've observed how bids how come out over the post several years. Most contractors have a backlog of projects, raw materials cost more, less workers on the bench= higher bids.

[alaskyn66]

Well if it's workers they need.. I can operate anything that uses hydraulics.. I grew up in a mining business.. dozer.. loaders. Excavator. ... I do it for the fun. Not the money.