FTA Approves $1.55 Billion In Federal Funding For Honolulu Rail Transit Project
FTA Approves $1.55 Billion In Federal Funding For Honolulu Rail Transit Project In a historic day for the Honolulu rail transit project, the Federal Transit Administration today notified Congress that it will sign a $1.55 billion full funding grant agreement (FFGA) with the City and County of Honolulu by the end of this year. “Today is truly a great […]
Archaeological Work For Honolulu Rail Project Ahead Of Schedule
Archaeological Work For Honolulu Rail Project Ahead Of Schedule HART CEO and executive director Dan Grabauskas announced at today’s HART board of directors meeting that archaeological inventory survey work for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project continues ahead of schedule, and that all the fieldwork is now slated for completion in early December. As of Wednesday, […]
Court Of Appeals Upholds Rail Contract Award
COURT OF APPEALS UPHOLDS RAIL CONTRACT AWARD The state Intermediate Court of Appeals today upheld the City’s decision todisqualify one of the bidders for the rail transit core systems contract, which wasawarded to the Ansaldo Honolulu Joint Venture. The Court denied an appeal by Bombardier Transportation USA Inc. to overturn aruling by the state Circuit […]
FTA Independent Review Validates Rail Project’s Financial Plan
FTA INDEPENDENT REVIEW VALIDATES RAIL PROJECT’S FINANCIAL PLAN An independent financial review of Honolulu’s rail project discussed Thursday during HART’s Finance Committee meeting confirms the financial capacity to construct and operate the rail system, and that the project’s financial plan is reasonable and able to withstand and successfully address risks. According to the report prepared for the FTA […]
Statement From HART Board Of Directors
STATEMENT FROM HART BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board Chairwoman Carrie Okinaga issued the following statement following today’s meeting of the Board of Directors of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART): The State and the City followed the State Historic Preservation Division’s long-standing interpretation of its rules to allow the subsurface AIS work to proceed by sections. […]
HART To Add 800 Train Car Seats
HART TO ADD 800 TRAIN CAR SEATS The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART), at the direction of its board of directors, announced Thursday that it will pursue adding 800 passenger seats to its rail-car fleet. Seating in each two-car train will increase by more than 25 percent, going from 76 to 96 seats, while still retaining room […]
HART Traffic Advisory: Section of Old Farrington Hwighway in Ewa to Close for Rail Project Work
HART TRAFFIC ADVISORY: SECTION OF OLD FARRINGTON HIGHWAY IN EWA TO CLOSE FOR RAIL PROJECT WORK The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) wants to inform drivers that Old Farrington Highway between Kualakai Parkway (North-South Road) and Old FortWeaver Road Loop will be closed beginning the evening of Sunday, July 22, for approximately three weeks […]
Hart Set to Receive Nearly $47 Million In Get Collections for Rail
HART SET TO RECEIVE NEARLY $47 MILLION IN GET COLLECTIONS FOR RAIL The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation will receive nearly $47 million in General Excise and Use Tax (GET) revenue collected during the second quarter of 2012. The $46.99 million collected from April-June 2012 brings the total GET revenue received for the Honolulu rail project to $905.72 […]
HART Submits Request For $1.55 Billion In Federal Funding
HART SUBMITS REQUEST FOR $1.55 BILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) today submitted a request for $1.55 billion in federal New Starts funding for the Honolulu rail transit project. The Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) submittal is the final step in the Federal Transit Administration’s planning and development process, which concludes in a multi-year […]
Hart Statement Regarding Federal Funding For Honolulu Rail Transit Project
HART STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR HONOLULU RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT HART executive director and CEO Daniel Grabauskas issued the following statement regarding the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations’ approval of a transportation funding bill that includes federal funds for the Honolulu rail transit project. “We are pleased to see that Honolulu is included […]