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Steel rail option chosen for Honolulu transit
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Feb 23, 2008 03:02pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Honolulu Advertiser |
| News Date | Saturday, February 23, 2008 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Honolulu Advertiser
The railroad may be making a comeback on O'ahu. A panel of city-appointed experts decided that traditional steel wheels and rail technology is best suited for Honolulu's planned $3.7 billion elevated commuter line. Both magnetic levitation and monorail technologies were ruled out because of cost and capacity concerns. Mayor Mufi Hannemann hopes to break ground on the project in 2009, with the first segment starting service between East Kapolei and Waipahu in 2012.
The City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Works is scheduled to hold a hearing on the panel's selection Thursday. Council members Ann Kobayashi, Donovan Dela Cruz, Romy Cachola and Charles Djou yesterday asked the committee to consider a last-minute proposal that would let the council specify the criteria that will be used to solicit bids for transit vendors. That would likely leave open the question of which technology to use. An official bid solicitation won't be made for at least a year. |
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