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HI HCR175
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/11/2016
Primary Sponsor
Ty Cullen
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AI Summary
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Urges the Department of Transportation to extend the H-1 Freeway Zipperlane eastbound to Kapolei near Kualakai Parkway and the Makakilo on-ramp (Exit 1B) during morning commute hours from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
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Urges the Department of Transportation to open a shoulder lane on the H-1 Freeway from Kapolei to Waipahu as a traffic mitigation measure.
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Cites Honolulu's traffic congestion as among the worst in the nation, with average commute times around 30 minutes and approximately 76 hours of annual delays per commuter.
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Notes that approximately 10,000 serious traffic accidents occur annually in Hawaii, resulting in 120-150 fatalities and 8,000-12,000 serious injuries.
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Identifies growing population in the Ewa and west Oahu areas due to affordable housing availability as a driver of worsening traffic congestion in the region.
Legislative Description
Urging the Department of Transportation to consider extending the Zipperlane to Kapolei in the vicinity of Kualakai Parkway and the Makakilo on-ramp at Exit 1B and opening a shoulder lane from Kapolei to Waipahu as traffic mitigation measures for West Oahu commuters.
Last Action
Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 28
3/14/2016