HART WEEKLY eBLAST | APRIL 17, 2014

GUIDEWAY SEGMENT PRODUCTION IN FULL SWING

Production is underway at a Kalaeloa casting yard, where more than 80 Kiewit employees are busy building the concrete guideway segments that will sit on top of the columns to form the elevated guideway for Honolulu's rail system.

HART officials were joined by Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, Honolulu City Councilman Breene Harimoto, staff members of Hawaii's congressional delegation and members of the media as they toured the 34-acre facility today. About a dozen guideway segments are being produced daily.

"The production of these segments means we are on schedule," said HART's Executive Director and CEO Dan Grabauskas said. " We will begin placing these guideway segments on the columns in the next few weeks. We are on track and on the right course to complete the project on time, on budget and with an eye on quality."

Each 50-ton segment is approximately 11 feet long, 30 feet wide and 7 feet tall. They are molded from 18 cubic yards of concrete and take five days to make, and another 10 days for the concrete to cure. Each segment also goes through numerous inspections and quality checks.

Nearly 5,200 segments will be used to form the spans that will make up the

10 miles of guideway between East Kapolei and Aloha Stadium.

"These segments are built to last 100 years -- and the rail system will serve our community for generations to come," Grabauskas said.

YOUR OPINION MATTERS

The City's Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) oversees the

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Program that will create eight neighborhood plans for the stations along the City's 20-mile elevated rail system.

A key element of the TOD plans is the availability of affordable housing within walking distance of the rail stations.

DPP and the Mayor's Office on Housing are conducting a survey to help develop an Affordable Housing Strategy for our island, and your opinion counts.

The short survey asks residents to share their views on local housing needs. Ultimately, the City expects the Affordable Housing Strategy to help prioritize City resources in the construction and maintenance of affordable housing. DPP will use the plan to revise financial policies, programs and land use regulations.

So please take a few minutes to fill out the survey, which can be found at

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Honolulu_Housing

And for more information on the TOD program visit www.TODHonolulu.org

HART BOARD MEETINGS

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Alii Place Suite 150 | 1099 Alakea Street | Honolulu

8:30 a.m. Human Resources Committee
9:00 a.m. Transit-Oriented Development Committee
9:30 a.m. Joint Finance/Project Oversight Committees
10:00 a.m. Board of Directors

TRAFFIC ALERT

EWA

Farrington Highway between Kualakai Parkway (North-South Road) and Old Fort Weaver Road is closed in both directions through April.

H-1 WAIAWA INTERCHANGE

Crews will be working within the H-1 Freeway median at the H-1/H-2 merge from Sunday, April 20 to Thursday, April 24 between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. One left eastbound lane of the H-1 Freeway may be closed during that time.

WAIPAHU

One lane of Farrington Highway in each direction between the Kunia Road overpass and Pupukahi Street, as well as the intersections of Farrington Highway at Leoku Street and Leokane Street, will be closed from Monday, April 21 to Friday, April 25 between 8 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.

The inside lanes of Farrington Highway between Paiwa Street and Kahualii Street will be closed from Monday, April 21 to Friday, April 28 between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Left turns onto Kahualii Street will be restricted. Eastbound lanes of Farrington Highway near Waipahu High School will be closed from Monday, April 21 to Friday, April 25 between 8 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.

The inside lanes of Farrington Highway near Aniani Place fronting Waipahu Intermediate School will be closed from Monday, April 21 to Friday, April 28 between 7 p.m. and

6 a.m.

PEARL CITY

The right westbound lane of Kamehameha Highway between Acacia Road and Kuala Street will be closed from Monday, April 21 to Friday, April 25 between 8 a.m. and

3:30 p.m. Beginning Monday, April 28, the same westbound lane will be closed 24 hours a day until May 5.

Two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway between Waimano Home Road and Kuala Street will be closed from Monday, April 21 to Friday, April 25 between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. Both the Acacia Road and Waimano Home Road intersections with Kamehameha Highway will be closed weeknights beginning at 8 p.m.

Lanes of Kamehameha Highway between Kuleana Road and Puu Poni Street near the HECO-Waiau power plant will be closed from Monday, April 21 to Friday, April 25 between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. Westbound traffic will be diverted to a temporary lane. There will be no left turns allowed at the Kuleana Road intersection.

AIEA

The left eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway between Hekaha Street and Kanuku Street near Best Buy is closed through April.

The left eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway between Lipoa Place and Pali Momi Street remains closed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The right eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway between the Moanalua Freeway on-ramp and Salt Lake Boulevard will be closed 24/7 until further notice.

KALIHI/IWILEI

Both the eastbound and westbound left lanes of Dillingham Boulevard between Laumaka Street and Mokauea Street will be closed from Sunday, April 20 to Thursday, April 24 between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.

DOWNTOWN/KAKAAKO

Both the eastbound and westbound left lanes of Nimitz Highway between River Street and Punchbowl Street will be closed from Sunday, April 20 to Thursday, April 24 between

8:30 p.m. and 4 a.m.

Right eastbound lane of Halekauwila Street between Keawe Street and Ward Avenue will be closed from Monday, April 21 to Friday, April 25 between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Center lanes of Kona Street in both the eastbound and westbound directions between Kamakee Street and Pensacola Street will be closed from Sunday, April 20 to Thursday, April 24 between 8:30 p.m. and 4 a.m.

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