Island Voices – Glenn M. Okimoto, Director, Hawaii Department of Transportation I’d like to share with you the Hawaii Department of Transportation’s mission to improve Oahu’s aging critical infrastructure. As part of Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s “New Day in Hawaii” initiatives, our highways division is dedicated to improving […]
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Forget what you think you know about the United States’ crumbling infrastructure. The simple truth is that the American public highway system has been steadily improving for at least two decades — at least according to David Hartgen, Emeritus Transportation Professor at UNC Charlotte . . . […]
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Hawaii has the smallest state highway system in the nation and spends nearly the most among all the states to maintain its roads. But the Aloha State still ranked 48th out of 50 in overall performance and efficiency for its state highways, a new study by a […]
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A contractor hired by the city for repaving work in Wahiawa left a steep drop-off from one resident’s driveway, causing damage to her car. The contractor, Road and Highway Builders, LLC, was also hired to lay bus pads on Mokapu Boulevard in Kailua. The project left open […]
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After KHON2 reported about a mainland contractor who left open trenches in Kailua, KHON2 uncovered even more concerns. The same contractor the state used in Kailua, was also hired by the city for re-paving work in Wahiawa. (source: KHON2, click here for video report and complete story)
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Road work on Mokapu Boulevard was recently in the news about the construction of the bus pads. But a look back shows that it has been in the news from the beginning of the project. Below is a compilation of stories about the project: Kailua residents blame […]
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There are gaping holes in several locations on Mokapu Boulevard. Over the weekend, a woman fell into one and was seriously injured. (source: KHON2, click here for news report) The comments at the end of the story are interesting.
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When Alexander & Baldwin Inc., one of Hawaii’s largest landowners, announced that it was buying Grace Pacific Corp., the state’s largest construction company, for $277 million, it raised some eyebrows because it involved two high-profile local firms. But most contractors whom PBN spoke with for this story […]
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