Another Questionable Million-Dollar Honolulu Rail Contract? civilbeat.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from civilbeat.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hanabusa Awarded $200k HART Consulting Contract - Honolulu Civil Beat
The 18-month contract comes after nearly half of HART’s staff was recently purged. Reading time: 3 minutes.
Former Hawaii Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa is returning to Honolulu’s rail project, this time as an outside consultant to help the local rail agency’s board as it seeks to close the latest, multibillion dollar funding gap.
Hanabusa previously served as board chairwoman for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, a volunteer post. On Tuesday, the agency awarded her an 18-month contract, valued at $216,000, to assist the board “in the development and implementation of short and long-term funding strategies” for the local transit project.
HART's inability to relocate utilities along Dillingham is central to rail's latest staggering cost spikes. Now, the agency says it finally has a "good plan."
Under New Leadership, HART Purges Nearly Half Its Staff civilbeat.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from civilbeat.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
HART: Defective Train Wheels Are A Major Problem And Possible Safety Issue - Honolulu Civil Beat
HART: Defective Train Wheels Are A ‘Major’ Problem And Possible Safety Issue
The latest defect, revealed after a tense exchange at a City Council hearing, could delay the system’s interim opening another year. Reading time: 6 minutes.
The wheels on Honolulu rail’s train cars don’t fit properly where the transit line’s tracks cross together, project leaders disclosed Tuesday. It’s a “major” and “expensive” defect that could delay the system’s interim opening by another year.
The flaw involving the Hitachi Rail-manufactured wheels requires the driverless train cars to drastically reduce speed at track crossings along the line, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s interim director, Lori Kahikina, told City Council members Tuesday.