HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.C.R. NO.184         
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE  CONCURRENT
                        RESOLUTION
  REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PROVIDE UP TO
    THE MINUTE INFORMATION ON TRAFFIC AND ROAD CONDITIONS
    THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
 


 1        WHEREAS, motorists often face delays in reaching their
 2   destinations because of unexpected accidents or other road
 3   conditions which impede movement of vehicles; and 
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 5        WHEREAS, if motorists were apprised of delaying
 6   conditions, they might be able to take alternative routes to
 7   their destination, alleviating the congestion; and
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 9        WHEREAS, an all-traffic radio station would provide a
10   constant resource for motorists seeking the quickest route
11   between two points; and
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13        WHEREAS, a traffic hotline would also provide an
14   opportunity for motorists to phone in and find out about any
15   traffic alerts regarding planned closures, construction, and
16   temporary delays due to accidents or other events; and 
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18        WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation has started to
19   employ information disseminating tools on certain highways on
20   Oahu, and the State as a whole would benefit from a more
21   expansive approach to the deployment of traffic information;
22   now, therefore,
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24        BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
25   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
26   of 1999, the Senate concurring, that the Department of
27   Transportation is requested to study the feasibility of
28   establishing an all-traffic radio station and traffic hotline
29   to provide up to the minute traffic information throughout the
30   State; and
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32        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of
33   Transportation is requested to submit its findings and
34   recommendations to the Legislature not less than twenty days
35   before the convening of the 2000 Regular Session; and
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 1        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this
 2   Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of
 3   Transportation.
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