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Traffic poses an up- hill battle for many West O‘ahu families — especially ones in which one or both working par- ents must commute between their homes and the urban core to make a living. Work- ing in the urban core is not a choice, it is unfortunately a way of life. Every minute that a family is spending in traffic is time that they are not spending with their fam- ily. When inefficiencies in road engineering or design incur this delay, it is repeat- ed twice daily across all five workdays. It is for these rea-
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STATE REP. SHARON HAR
Westside Road Improvements Boost Quality of Life
sons I would like to shine the Second City Spotlight on the modifications that are in progress along the Fort Bar- rette Road corridor.
“Every minute that a family is spending in traffic is time that they are not spending with their family.”
programming traffic lights yield huge benefits.
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Makakilo and parts of Ka- polei directly to Kapolei High School. Additionally, Fort Barrette Road links ‘Ewa residents to critical infrastructure in Kapolei (medical, retail, etc.). This two-lane road is easily over- whelmed during morning rush hour and throughout the afternoon.
bound Kapolei Parkway to create dedicated left turn lanes (with corresponding infrastructure) to move traf- fic through its intersection at Fort Barrette Road
If a family no longer has to sit through an extra light when crossing Fort Barrette Road on Kapolei Parkway twice daily, West O‘ahu families can recover 30 minutes of commute time to spend with family.
The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation has been aware of the issues families experience and has been studying them for quite some time. The end result is HDOT’s embrace of solu- tions both big and small. Freeway projects cost tens of millions of dollars, but un- der the leadership of deputy director Ed Sniffen, small projects, such as additional lanes, lane restriping or re-
• Adds a sorely needed pe- destrian/bicycle path along Fort Barrette Road
Mahalo to our planners and engineers at HIDOT for their hard work, proving that even the small things can add up to great benefits.
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Fort Barrette Road is a critical corridor that links
• Restripes east- and west-
Area commuters are al- ready enjoying the benefits of these road improvements.
Work along Fort Barrette Road most notably:
• Creates a right-turn only lane on southbound Fort Barrette at Kapolei Parkway
• Installs a traffic light at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Fort Barrette Road to facilitate access to Kapolei
• Adds a lane in each di- rection on Fort Barrette be- tween Kapolei Parkway and Farrington Highway.
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Contact state Rep. Sha- ron Har (D-District 42 — Kapolei and Makakilo) at 808-586-8500 or rephar@ capitol.hawaii.gov.
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