Today’s Honolulu Summer Traffic Could Be Year-Round With Rail

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Here’s an interesting tidbit about traffic congestion from the most recent “eBlast” newsletter from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation:

“If you know what traffic is like when UH and private schools are out for the summer, you have an idea of the difference rail will make. And for those passengers who ride rail, there will be no congestion at all.”

That means if you’re driving on the H-1 this summer you can expect the car load to be about the same once the city’s $5.26 billion rail system is fully operational in 2019.

HART says rail will eliminate 40,000 vehicles from Honolulu’s streets and highways and cut down on vehicle hours of delay by 18 percent.

—Nick Grube

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