STAND. COM. REP. NO. 440

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 1472

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 1472 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is find ways to alleviate traffic congestion for windward Oahu residents by requiring the Department of Transportation (DOT) to:

(1) Perform a contraflow study of the Pali Highway; and

(2) Report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and Legislature.

The Council member from City Council District 3 of the City and County of Honolulu and several concerned citizens testified in support of this measure. DOT supported the intent of this bill.

Traffic congestion continues to be a concern for all residents of Hawaii, including residents of windward Oahu. Your Committee finds that recent use of contraflow lanes along the Pali Highway during landslide work at Castle Junction appeared to improve traffic flow in the Honolulu-bound direction. Implementation of a permanent contraflow system may alleviate traffic congestion on the windward side of Oahu and may be a less costly alternative to achieving the same goals as more costly projects.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1472 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

 

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair