Earlier this week, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation published an update video on the progress underway in completing the Honolulu Rail Transit Project's Kualaka'i Station in East Kapolei:
HART's Kualaka'i Station in East Kapolei
The Kualaka'i Station is currently 72% complete and will serve as one of nine stations along the Ewa-side of the Project and be one of four with "park 'n' ride" facilities. During the morning and afternoon rush-hours, trains will arrive and depart from Kualaka'i every five minutes and, during off-peak hours, trains will arrive and depart every 11 minutes.
THE "HART BEAT" BEGINS A BUSY MEDIA WEEK FOR HART C.E.O. ROBBINS
HART Executive Director & C.E.O. Andrews Robbins made several media appearances this week, providing updates on a host of rail related topics.
First up on Monday, Robbins made his usual bi-weekly appearance on "The HART Beat":
On the second and fourth Monday of each month, "The HART Beat" is a featured segment during the Mike Buck Show from 7:00am - 8:00am
on AM 690 and 94.3 FM "The Answer." During the program, listeners are invited to call-in with questions for Robbins & Buck.
A couple of days later, Robbins sat down with host Catherine Cruz for "The Conversation" on Hawaii Public Radio. The interview can be heard in its entirety here:
HART WORKS TO HELP BUSINESSES DURING RAIL CONSTRUCTION WITH
"SHOP & DINE ON THE LINE"
Join HART as it signs up businesses in communities along the 20-mile alignment for "Shop & Dine on the Line." It's a FREE promotional program that helps small businesses get their discount offers out to the public during construction.
In addition, Shop & Dine on the LIne participants may receive a free video of their offer to use on social media or the web. Check out our very fist production that highlights Up Roll Café in Kaka'ako:
Shop & Dine on the Line: Up Roll Cafe
If you are a business owner or manager, who wants to know more about the program, email us at [email protected] or call our 24-hour project hotline at (808) 566-2299.
AT HART, SAFETY IS
ALWAYS A TOP PRIORITY
Here's why...
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation considers workplace safety a priority, both on its construction sites and in the areas utilized by the Project's administration teams. HART's Executive Director Andrew Robbins demands that all safety protocols be strictly adhered to at all levels of the Project, and he is also proud of the fact that HART's overall safety success record exceeds that of the national averages among similar types of projects.
As part of this commitment to safety for all Project employees, contractors, AND members of the public, each week HART publishes in this e-newsletter, safety reminders for the public as they come into areas of HART construction or, general safety tips that people can use in their own places of
employment or at home in their daily lives.
It's all part of HART's overall commitment to safety. Reminding the public of safety tips they can use both near Project construction sites or at home, helps create a culture of safety and enforce an overall safety mind-set that all people, Project-related or not, can utilize to their advantage.
This month, we again remind Oahu drivers to limit distractions while approaching or passing near any construction site.
WEEKLY LANE CLOSURE INFORMATION
Locator maps for major lane closures can be viewed on our website:
