On July 10, 2014, TRIP, a national transportation research group, issued a news release (click here) titled “HAWAII’S RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES HAVE AMONG HIGHEST RATES OF ROAD AND BRIDGE DEFICIENCIES AND TRAFFIC FATALITIES; STATE’S RURAL TRANPORTATION SYSTEM IN NEED OF MODERNIZATION TO BETTER SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH.”
Follows are links to reports and articles that were generated from the news release. It is interesting to see how the various media outlets made different reports from the same information.
West Hawaii Today: “Funding uncertain for state road projects”
Pacific Business News: “Hawaii’s rural roads and bridges among worst in U.S., transportation group says”
Civil Beat: “Report: Hawaii’s Rural Roads and Bridges Deficient, Deadly”
Hawaii Free Press: “Report: 32% of Hawaii Rural Roads in Poor Condition” (this looks like the entire news release)
Reports from the StarAdvertiser and the local television stations could not be found.
