![]() However, capital costs have since jumped to $6.4 billion. At the time, the rail project was estimated to cost $5.2 billion, with the balance covered by Honolulu’s general excise tax revenue. ![]() In November 2012, HART received word of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) intent to sign a $1.55 billion full funding grant agreement. ![]() Source: Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation HART has ordered 80 driverless rail cars for the project. “We’ve let people know it’ll be one step backwards and two steps forwards.” “It’s going to be disruptive and it’s going to be a challenge,” says HART Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Dan Grabauskas. They’re also doing what they can to promote the line’s benefits and mitigate negative impacts of construction. Voters approved the plan in 2008, and the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) was formed in mid-2011 to shepherd the project.Ĭost increases, delays and local opposition have plagued the more than $6 billion project since ground broke in 2011, but HART executives are making concentrated efforts to rein in expenses. The largest public works project in Hawaii’s history, the rail line will run from Kapolei in the west to the Ala Moana shopping center just east of Honolulu’s downtown area, with a stop at the Honolulu International Airport. To reduce gridlock, city leaders are overseeing a plan to build a 20-mile elevated rail system. In a 2014 ranking of congestion levels across the country by GPS-maker TomTom, Honolulu came in third, surpassing New York City, Chicago and many other much larger cities. Even so, the Hawaiian city experiences some of the worst traffic congestion in the United States. Honolulu is home to 350,000 residents - a small sum compared to the likes of New York City or Los Angeles, where millions of people live. A map shows Honolulu's planned 20–mile passenger–rail system.
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