highway 130 closed at Keaau

[jlgerk]

Correct. The wreck was in a passing area. When the lines turn into double yellow, the signs say no passing.
I guess they neglected to mention (duh) not to pass if oncoming traffic is present. Shocking indeed.

Anyone heard a toxic report yet ?

[Chunkster]

We used to call those center lanes "suicide lanes."

[Kapoho Joe]

This problem would be solved if the shoulder lane was open 24/7. Someone at HDOT has a lot of nerve assuming that the second lane is only needed from 3-6pm. Not to mention the ponding that happens just downhill from the transfer station. It is always amazing what people consider a good job in Hawaii. Even more amazing that people get paid for such work and then continue to receive yet more contracts!

[flyingsurfer]

Also known as Blood Alley.

[Obie]

"Not to mention the ponding that happens just downhill from the transfer station. It is always amazing what people consider a good job in Hawaii."

Do you realize that area is just temporary and they are going to tear it back out in a later phase of the widening ?

Due to funding issues or maybe they want to make everyone's lives so miserable that opposition to a 2nd road will fade away !

Because of easement issues the intersection at Shower wasn't completed and just wait until they start that.

If I had to drive to Hilo more than once a month I would probably move to Hilo or north of Hilo.

[Punatic007]

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Originally posted by Kapoho Joe

This problem would be solved if the shoulder lane was open 24/7. Someone at HDOT has a lot of nerve assuming that the second lane is only needed from 3-6pm. Not to mention the ponding that happens just downhill from the transfer station. It is always amazing what people consider a good job in Hawaii. Even more amazing that people get paid for such work and then continue to receive yet more contracts!

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I agree and it's also very important to consider in all DOT traffic plans that we have open immigration policies with Micronesian Islands as well as the Philippines. Puna is currently a hot spot so KEEP IT SIMPLE.

Not to mention all the locals born here who pride themselves in never leaving the island, never experiencing the proper use of merge lanes.

Where and when one lane becomes open and/or merges on 130 seems to be a problem for everyone, including those who get it but need to keep an eye out for those who don't get it.

What happened to the DOT and where the heck is Mayor Kenoi? Is this a Banana Republic?

[PunaMauka2]

" I agree and it's also very important to consider in all DOT traffic plans that we have open immigration policies with Micronesian Islands as well as the Philippines. Puna is currently a hot spot so KEEP IT SIMPLE."


What a strange sudden detour, again. ...I've never heard of any open immigration policy with the Philippines. And how does that relate here?

[Chunkster]

"Is this a Banana Republic?" No, Costa Rica and Panama are arguably better run than Hawaii.

[lavalava]

hahaha should change that bumper sticker to `we are all here because we cannot afford the USVI`. yeah its backwards yeah its nepotistic yeah its slow yeah its stuck in the last century yeah you live here so like it or lump it

[lavalava]

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Originally posted by Midnight Rambler

It looks like this guy had just moved to the BI from Oahu and has a good-size list of traffic violations. It's not hard to get speeding tickets here where there are a lot of speed traps, weird speed limits, and cops sitting around waiting for something to do, but on Oahu you really have to try to get pulled over. Has a previous fine for causing an accident as well.

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Tribune has all the deets on this loser and his long history of traffic violations as well as the information about his poor victims...