HART Rail Document Reveals 27 Alternative Plans to Complete Project

Keli‘i Akina, head of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
The troubled Honolulu rail planned to stretch from Kapolei to Ala Moana is projected to cost $12.4 billion, more than double the original projection. The 2008 estimate was $4 billion.
"A bigger issue is that the rail was supposed to be partially usable by 2018 and completed by 2020. Now the latest date is 2031, 10 years from now and I think that the public is very concerned as to why the costs have skyrocketed and the delays have been huge," said Keli'i Akina, president and CEO of the institute.
While the project faces funding shortfalls and delays, behind closed doors HART has been analyzing route and technological options that could help it complete the project faster and cheaper. The document from February 21 is titled "City Center Guideway and Stations: Preliminary Draft Qualitative Evaluation of Potential Project Changes."

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