HART to Hold Community Meetings on Newest Rail Station Designs
HART to Hold Community Meetings on Newest Rail Station Designs The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) will hold a series of community meetings starting next week to discuss rail station designs and to collect input from the public. HART Executive Director and CEO Dan Grabauskas, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, HART Board Chairwoman Carrie […]
Public Invited to Comment on Rail Draft Supplemental Eis/ Section 4(f) Evaluation
Public Invited to Comment on Rail Draft Supplemental Eis/ Section 4(f) Evaluation The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) and U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) are accepting public comments on a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Section 4(f) Evaluation for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project. HART and FTA officials have prepared a Draft Supplemental EIS/Section 4(f) […]
Deadline for Rail Transit Art Program Extended Until June 27
Deadline for Rail Transit Art Program Extended Until June 27 The deadline for professional artists to submit their qualifications for the Honolulu rail transit art program has been extended an additional week due to strong interest from artists. The new deadline requires artists to submit their qualifications by 7:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time on June […]
Media Advisory: News Conference Regarding the Public Art Program
MEDIA ADVISORY The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) and city officials will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday for an announcement regarding the transit public art program for the rail stations and the train maintenance and storage facility. The press conference will be held outside at the Nana I Ke Kumu (“Look to the Source”) sculpture […]
HART Announces Transit Art Program For Rail Stations
HART Announces Transit Art Program For Rail Stations The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) held a news conference today to announce the creation of a transit art program to include public art at the rail stations and operations center as part of the Honolulu rail transit project. The $5-million public art program will highlight work created by […]
HART Board Approves Funding for Additional Train Car Seats
HART Board Approves Funding for Additional Train Car Seats Oahu commuters will see an increase in the number of seats available on the new rail transit system. The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s (HART) board of directors approved the funding to pay for 800 additional passenger seats for its railcar fleet ?a 25 percent increase. […]
Rail Project Receives $67.5 Million In Federal Funds
Rail Project Receives $67.5 Million In Federal Funds The Honolulu Authority of Rapid Transportation (HART) today received $67.5 million in federal funding for the rail project as part of a $1.55-billion grant agreement between HART and the FTA. The $67.5 million is part of $255 million in federal money currently available for the Honolulu rail […]
Hart Seeks to Acquire Two Properties Through Eminent Domain
Hart Seeks To Acquire Two Properties Through Eminent Domain The board of directors of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation today adopted a pair of resolutions notifying the Honolulu City Council of its intent to acquire by eminent domain two parcels of land needed for the rail transit project. “Several years of sincere negotiations to reach an […]
Initial Project Delay Costs Lower Than Anticipated
INITIAL PROJECT DELAY COSTS LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED Construction delay costs for the rail transit project stemming from the recent state Supreme Court ruling are coming in lower than budgeted, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) announced today. Overall delay costs so far for three major rail construction contracts came in 31 percent lower than anticipated, HART staff informed […]
FTA and City Sign $1.55 Billion Funding Agreement for Honolulu Rail Transit
FTA and City Sign $1.55 Billion Funding Agreement for Honolulu Rail Transit The City and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today signed a historic agreement that secures $1.55 billion in federal funding for Honolulu’s rail transit system. The elevated rail project will provide Honolulu residents and visitors with a safe, reliable and efficient transportation alternative to some of […]