HART WEEKLY eNEWS
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HART BEGINS GUIDEWAY INSTALLATION NEAR AIRPORT & PEARL HARBOR
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is beginning overhead guideway installation work along Kamehameha Highway near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.
HART's contractor, Shimmick Traylor and Granite Joint Venture (STG JV), recently  completed installation of the first span or, the section of guideway between two columns, and anticipates launching the gantry to install individual segments of the Airport Guideway moving east later this month.
A second gantry, which will be assembled near the  intersection of Main Street and Nimitz Highway, will launch east-bound toward Daniel K. Inouye International Airport this spring. This section of the project will utilize an articulating gantry in order to maneuver around the sharp turns at Aolele Street, near the United States Post Office, and the inter-island parking structure.
STG JV remains on schedule to complete this Airport Guideway and Stations (AGS) section of the Rail Transit Project by the fourth quarter of 2021.
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 HART CONTINUES TO HELP BUSINESSES ALONG RAIL ROUTE
In its continuing efforts to assist businesses affected by construction of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is taking steps
 to mitigate impacts to those businesses as rail construction advances into the City Center of the Project. Currently, contractors are busy locating and redirecting various utility lines (water, sewer, communication, electrical lines, etc.) to allow for expedited guideway construction in the future.
The HART Public Involvement Team is keeping open lines of communication with businesses and residents along the alignment.
 In the Kaka'ako area, in cooperation various businesses, HART is supply signage, letting people know that businesses are "Open During Construction". In addition, HART's "Shop & Dine-on-the-Line" program provides businesses with marketing tools and a promotional platform to encourage customers to patronize those businesses during construction
The signage and "Shop & Dine" programs are both offered free of charge. To find out how you can take advantage of these great opportunities, or to meet with a member of HART's Business Outreach Team, click here.
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HOLO CARD PILOT IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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Hawaii News Now's Lacy Deniz interviews HART's
Fare Collection Manager Whitney Birch on a recent
"Sunrise" Morning Program |
The HOLO Card pilot project is now underway! Several hundred people are taking part in the project with more still needed!
The new electronic transportation payment card is currently being pilot tested on TheB
us. P
lans
are
to roll it out to the City's Handi-Van service and rail in the future. There are no paper tickets or passes to keep track of and you also have balance protection if your card is lost or stolen. Also, by registering your HOLO Card, you can manage additional accounts for other family members.
Sign up today!
For more information on the HOLO Card
visit www.holocard.net or call 768-HOLO (4656).
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CELEBRATE THE SEASON
WITH HART IN AIEA & KAPOLEI
Help the HART Team celebrate the season this weekend with folks in Aiea and Kapolei!
First up in Aiea, we'll be taking part in the Aiea Community Association's annual Christmas Parade starting at 9:00 Saturday morning (Dec. 8). Following the parade, join us for the Aiea Fun Fair at the Aiea Public Library.
Also tomorrow, we'll be in Kapolei for the opening night of Kapolei City Lights, a
celebration of family, fun, with a festive tree lighting ceremony at Kapolei Hale to kick off the holiday season! 
Along with free entertainment by the likes of Del Beazley and Kapena, the event features free games and activities for the kids, lots of free parking, all wrapped around the annual West O'ahu Electric Light Parade down Kapolei Parkway!
Come on out and bring the family! We'll see you there!
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TRAIN #4 ARRIVES AT THE
RAIL OPERATIONS CENTER
For a short video of train #4 being off-loaded at
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LOOK AHEAD,
NOT OVERHEAD!
As HART and contractor STG Joint Venture begin guideway segment construction in the areas south of Aloha Stadium, on to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and towards the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, we remind drivers and pedestrians to be aware of their surroundings as they pass through these work zones. In particular, please be mindful of the flaggers that may be directing traffic flow in and around these areas.
Often, people can be distracted by the flurry of activity happening above the rail columns, as guideway construction moves forward.
As you pass through ANY construction zone, please limit distractions as much as possible. Limit conversations with others and remember that using a mobile device, while driving or in a crosswalk, is unlawful.
Remember the rule...
"Look ahead, not overhead!"
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WEEKLY LANE CLOSURE INFORMATION
Locator maps for major lane closures can be viewed on our website:
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SHOP & DINE ON THE LINE
Discounts and special offers supporting local businesses:
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