A joint committee of Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation just approved another $10.3 million to pay for delay costs on the $5.26 billion rail project that were caused by a Hawaii Supreme Court decision that halted construction.

This brings the total amount of HART approved change orders related to the Supreme Court decision to $36.2 million, which officials say is less than the $51.9 million they initially estimated.

“The good news is we’re about $15 million less than what we originally projected for these costs,” HART Executive Director and CEO Dan Grabauskas said.

HART still must account for inflation costs as a result of the year-long construction delay. The current cost estimate for that component of the delay is $32 million.

—Nick Grube