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HI SCR118

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/6/2020

Primary Sponsor

Kurt Fevella

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Department of Transportation requested to conduct feasibility study on public-private partnership to design, build, and operate an underwater tunnel connecting Ewa and downtown Honolulu for vehicle traffic.

  • Study must include estimates for appropriate toll fees if the tunnel is determined to be feasible.

  • Resolution cites projected doubling or tripling of vehicular congestion due to tens of thousands of new homes coming to the Leeward Coast and West Oahu.

  • Department of Transportation must submit the study to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the Regular Session of 2022.

  • Certified copies to be transmitted to the Director of Transportation and Chief of Naval Operations.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Conduct A Study On The Feasibility Of A Public-private Partnership To Design, Build, And Operate An Underwater Tunnel To Provide A More Direct Connection For Vehicle Traffic Between Ewa And Downtown Honolulu, Along With The Expansion Of Roadways As Necessary To Maximize Use Of The Tunnel.

Department of Transportation

Last Action

Referred to TRS, WAM.

3/6/2020

Committee Referrals

Transportation3/6/2020

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