Please support
HCR 103/HR 61
that
requests the State Auditor to conduct a study
comparing the costs
of using
elevated rail versus street-level rail
to complete
the Middle Street to Downtown Honolulu portion
of the rail project
Friday 3/17, 11:15 a.m. hearing
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/hearingnotices/HEARING_TRN_03-17-17_.HTM
Resolution HCR 103
(Luke, Nishimoto, Saiki, Thielen)
Resolution HR 61
(Luke, Nishimoto, Saiki, Thielen)
Resolutions HCR 103/HR 61 acknowledge:
- That the public has lost confidence in the City and HART to complete rail without raising taxes
- That the Federal Transit Administration has indicated that building elevated rail to Middle Street as planned, then using a street level system to reach downtown (Option 2A), would be acceptable
- That elevated rail constructed in the city center will be approximately $756 million per mile compared to an estimated $139 million per mile for a street-level system
- That elevated rail with huge concrete elevated stations would degrade historic Chinatown, Downtown and Honolulu waterfront
- That the legislature has already extended the 0.5% surcharge once from 2022 to 2027
- That approval of a permanent 0.5% surcharge is being sought from legislators this year
- That the projected cost initially was $5.2 billion but increased to $9.5+ billion in December 2016
- That HART has not regularly updated the public or reported accurate and reliable project cost information
- That HART's financial plan does not reflect current cost projections or projected shortfalls
- That the City Auditor found that HART's financial plans were neither reliable nor current
That it would serve the public interest to receive transparent financial information
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