HART August 2014 Financial Status Update
HART August 2014 Financial Status Update HART CEO and Executive Director Dan Grabauskas answers community questions about rail transit. QUESTION: How many people are working on the rail project? DAN GRABAUSKAS: There are more than 1,200 people working on the rail project and we expect that number to grow as construction of the rail system […]
Rail Project Job Numbers Continue to Increase
Rail Project Job Numbers Continue to Increase The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation today announced an increase in its latest job figures related to the rail project. The number of jobs grew in the second quarter of this year to 1,238, an increase of 93 additional jobs, HART officials said. The quarterly job counts include current contractors Kiewit […]
HART has canceled all rail-related lane closures beginning tonight through at least the weekend because of the oncoming storms.
Traffic Advisory: Rail-related Lane Closures Canceled from Tonight Through the Weekend HART has canceled all rail-related lane closures beginning tonight through at least the weekend because of the oncoming storms. Rail construction normally scheduled along Farrington Highway in Ewa and Waipahu; Kamehameha Highway in Pearl City and Aiea; the H-1 Freeway Waiawa Interchange (H-1/H-2 merge); […]
HART Receives $49.5 Million in GET Revenue for Rail Construction
HART Receives $49.5 Million in GET Revenue for Rail Construction The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) received $49.5 million in General Excise and Use Tax (GET) surcharge revenue this past quarter for construction of the Honolulu rail project. The State Department of Taxation notified HART of the recent GET quarterly revenue installment, which […]
HART Completes the First in a Series of Embossed Columns
HART Completes the First in a Series of Embossed Columns The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) has completed its first embossed column as part of a series of special column designs connected with the project’s station development program. The column is one of eight that will support the guideway for the Hoopili station in […]
HART Begins Column Work along H-1 Waiawa Interchange
HART Begins Column Work along H-1 Waiawa Interchange Column work has begun for the section of Honolulu’s elevated rail line that will cross over the H-1/H-2 Freeway merge between Waipahu and Pearl City. In July, crews are scheduled to pour concrete for the first column located in the freeway medians at the H-1 Waiawa Interchange. Several support […]
HART Completes 100th Column Along Rail Route
HART Completes 100th Column Along Rail Route The Honolulu rail transit project has completed the first 100 support columns of the planned elevated rail system, HART announced today. Crews finished work on the 100th column along Kualakai Parkway in East Kapolei this morning. HART expects to have 220 columns up by the end of […]
Hart’s Industry Day Provides Information about Upcoming Work on the Rail Project
More jobs on the horizon: HART’s Industry Day provides information about upcoming work on the rail project More than 250 representatives from 135 companies are expected to attend the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s (HART) Industry Day on Monday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Honolulu Country Club located at 1690 Ala […]
HART Receives $61.7 Million in Get Revenue for Rail Project
HART Receives $61.7 Million in Get Revenue for Rail Project The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) received $61.7 million in General Excise and Use Tax (GET) surcharge revenue this past quarter for construction of the Honolulu rail project. The State Department of Taxation notified HART of the recent GET quarterly revenue installment, which covers […]
Farrington Highway in Ewa to Reopen to Public Wednesday Morning
Farrington Highway in Ewa to Reopen to Public Wednesday Morning Farrington Highway in Ewa between Kualakai Parkway (North-South Road) and Old Fort Weaver Road will be reopened to the public at 5 a.m. Wednesday, April 30, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation announced. The two-lane stretch of Farrington Highway has been closed since late November so that work […]