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HART Has Spent Millions On Rail Design Work That May Not Be Used Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

HART Has Spent Millions On Rail Design Work That May Not Be Used

The issue arose at Thursday’s board meeting as members grappled with the latest round of cost increases.

Hawaii Will End Interisland Travel Quarantine June 16 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Will End Interisland Travel Quarantine June 16

Gov. David Ige described the move as the first, incremental step to reopening Hawaii to tourists from outside of the state.

HART’s ‘Out-Of-The-Box’ Plan To Keep Construction Moving Fizzles Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

HART’s ‘Out-Of-The-Box’ Plan To Keep Construction Moving Fizzles

Rail officials had proposed a major change order to keep work going, but they weren’t able to reach a deal in time.

HART: Utility Work In Town Will Cost At Least $135M More Than Expected Cory Lum/Civil Beat

HART: Utility Work In Town Will Cost At Least $135M More Than Expected

Rail officials didn’t have a clear idea of how much the relocation work would cost when they awarded the contract to get it going.

The Pandemic Ignites A Bike Boom In Honolulu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

The Pandemic Ignites A Bike Boom In Honolulu

With gyms closed and other exercise options limited, bicycle shops say they are selling almost every bike they can get their hands on.

City Council Grows Anxious As Rail’s COVID-19 Problems Deepen Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

City Council Grows Anxious As Rail’s COVID-19 Problems Deepen

The transit project has been plagued for years by skyrocketing costs. Now it faces a $100 million slump in the revenues that fund construction.

HART Explores Ways To Keep Rail Work Going Amid COVID-19 Setbacks Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

HART Explores Ways To Keep Rail Work Going Amid COVID-19 Setbacks

Can rail’s current primary contractor, STG, build more of the guideway to pick up the slack?

How Honolulu Lost Its Top Ranking For The Nation’s Worst Traffic Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

How Honolulu Lost Its Top Ranking For The Nation’s Worst Traffic

Nearly a decade ago, headlines about the city having the worst congestion helped sell rail. But that ranking has plunged.

COVID-19 Slows Honolulu Rail Progress, Could Delay Opening Anthony Quintano / Civil Beat

COVID-19 Slows Honolulu Rail Progress, Could Delay Opening

The public-private partnership to finish the project faces more delays, and HART signals its December 2025 completion date is in jeopardy.

Oahu Traffic Is Gone, For All The Wrong Reasons April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2020

Oahu Traffic Is Gone, For All The Wrong Reasons

A deadly pandemic is no way to solve the state’s traffic woes. But the crisis might encourage more people to work remotely once things improve.