Rendering of the future Kahauiki Station of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project
For Cost Overruns, Honolulu Rail Is In A League Of Its Own, New Data Shows: A former FTA planning director says itβs time to pause and study the best path forward for the troubled transit project. civilbeat.org/2021/08/forβ¦
Honolulu, HI 20 mile (32km) Rail Transit
Mayor, City Council members undecided on Honoluluβs rail line continuing to Ala Moana Center: The cityβs long-troubled rail projectβs final destination at Ala Moana Center is being reconsidered as officials struggle to plug the $3.5 billion budget hole required to complete the transit system. staradvertiser.com/2021/0β¦
The City and County of Honoluluβs Department of Transportation Services is evaluating alternatives for a transit center and mobility hub to improve transportation connections between TheBus, Handi-Van, biking, walking, and the future rail station at Ala Moana. honolulu.gov/cms-csd-menuβ¦
Sen. Brian Schatz helped secure $70 million for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project in a provision part of the new federal COVID-19 relief bill. hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/02β¦
The Honolulu Rail project could cost nearly $11.4 billion and take until 2031 to be open for full-route service. That is according to documents posted on Friday, March 12, by the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART). khon2.com/local-news/honoβ¦
Honolulu Rail Costs To Climb With Dispute Over Airport Section: Officials are scrambling to speed up construction of stations and the relocation of utilities lines for the future transit line. civilbeat.org/2020/08/honβ¦
[8256x5504] Honolulu, HI 20 mile (32km) Rail Transit /r/InfrastructurePorn
Honolulu Rail Transit guideway running through Pearl City, O'ahu, Hawaii. (Honolulu Transit) flickr.com/photos/honolulβ¦
Honolulu has been building new rail for transit. (1/2 penny tax per $1) Hopefully, we can do the same in the future. youtube.com/channel/UCkWSβ¦
Honolulu rail officials deliver updated recovery plan to Federal Transit Administration staradvertiser.com/2019/0β¦
Honolulu Council Leaders Halt Rail Transit Authority Audit hawaiipublicradio.org/posβ¦
Honolulu transit leaders eye late 2020 start to city's first passenger-rail system progressiverailroading.coβ¦
Honolulu Rail Transit opens the doors to rail cars and platform for a community preview hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/02β¦
Honolulu rail officials wrestling with most difficult part of $9.2 billion, East Kapolei-to-Ala Moana mass transit project: the relocation of a multitude of utility lines along the congested and key commuting corridor known as Dillingham before actual rail construction begins. staradvertiser.com/2019/0β¦
The Honolulu Rate Commission is welcoming public input on future rates for Honolulu Rail Transit once the system begins operations. staradvertiser.com/2019/0β¦
Why is the Honolulu Rail Transit Project elevated?
It seems that the project would have been considerably cheaper and easy to complete if it had been designed like the Washington Metro or the MARC train service.
A design change made to save the Honolulu rail project money may now end up costing millions to reverse. The Pouhala station sits above Farrington Highway near the Waipahu Transit Center. hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/03β¦
Honolulu City Councilmember Heidi Tsuneyoshi held a press conference Tuesday afternoon at Honolulu Hale to call for support of Resolution 19-29, which would initiate a forensic audit of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project that dates back to its start in 2007. kitv.com/story/40075027/hβ¦
Honolulu Rail Will Spend Nearly $40 Million More On Change Order Fixes: Despite the cost increases, the 20-mile, 21-station transit line is holding steady to HARTβs latest, $8.14 billion construction budget, officials say. civilbeat.org/2019/07/neaβ¦
The CEO of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation hand-delivered a revised recovery plan for Honoluluβs $9.2 billion rail transit project to the Federal Transit Administration on Friday. bizjournals.com/pacific/nβ¦
Honolulu Rail Agency Hit With Federal Subpoena - UPDATED: HART must provide consultant contracts, lists of contractors, change orders, archaeological studies and correspondence with the Federal Transit Administration. civilbeat.org/2019/02/honβ¦
A sample from one of the rail cars being produced for Honoluluβs $9.2 billion transit project failed roof and floor fire testing in Texas last month, but the manufacturer plans to conduct new tests in Italy in May to determine whether the first results were valid. staradvertiser.com/2019/0β¦
Make Our Rail Stations Attractive And Useful Destinations: These wonβt be bus stops, and Honolulu would do well to look east to cities where transit centers are integrated into surrounding communities. civilbeat.org/2019/06/steβ¦
Federal grand jury slaps third subpoena on Honolulu rail transit authority staradvertiser.com/2019/0β¦
Honolulu Railβs Final Federal Money Not Expected Until Next Year - UPDATED: The Federal Transit Administration has withheld $744 million from the project since 2015. civilbeat.org/2019/04/honβ¦
The Federal Transit Administration wants to see the city accelerate the pace of its contributions to help fund the Honolulu rail project before the federal agency releases $744 million in project funding it has withheld. staradvertiser.com/2019/0β¦
