Nearly 1,000 People Working on Honolulu Rail Construction, HART Says

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Drilling holes and pouring concrete for rail columns has led to more employment, according to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation.

In an newsletter, HART said that ever since rails construction resumed in September it has seen the number of people employed by the $5.26 billion project surpass the 900 mark.

HART believes this number will increase as work begins on the 21 rail stations that will be erected along the 20-mile transit corridor from East Kapolei to Ala Moana Center.

But that said, 900 is still a far cry from the 10,000 jobs a year HART has promised to be generated by rail construction.

Obviously, these figures all depend on how you do the counting.

Photo courtesy of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation.

—Nick Grube

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