HART Signs Core Systems Contract With Ansaldo
HART Signs Core Systems Contract With Ansaldo (Monday, Nov. 28, 2011) – After months of additional review of the contractor’s financial capacity, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) signed a contract today with Ansaldo Honolulu JV for the Honolulu rail project’s core systems. The core systems contract with Ansaldo Honolulu JV includes the design, […]
HART Committees Discuss Ansaldo’s Financial Status
HART Committees Discuss Ansaldo’s Financial Status (Friday, Nov. 25, 2011) – Members of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s (HART) Board of Directors today heard the latest financial status of the company selected for the Honolulu rail project’s core systems contract. HART’s Finance and Project Oversight committees met today with Ansaldo Honolulu JV officials in […]
HART Begins Soil Test for Waipahu Rail Transit Stations
HART BEGINS SOIL TESTS FOR WAIPAHU RAIL TRANSIT STATIONS The Honolulu Rail Transit Project began soil sampling work this week for two rail stations in Waipahu, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) announced today. The soil tests will assist rail project staff in designing the two Waipahu area rail stations: the Waipahu Transit Center […]
City Traffic Cameras in Leeward Oahu Affected by Construction Incident
City Traffic Cameras in Leeward Oahu Affected by Construction Incident (Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011) – A Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. subcontractor’s construction vehicle working on Honolulu’s rail transit project struck an overhead communications line near Aloha Stadium today, affecting the city’s traffic camera coverage. Cameras covering the Central and Leeward Oahu area are out of […]
City Begins Archaeological Work Next Week in Urban Honolulu Area for Rail Transit Project
CITY BEGINS ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK NEXT WEEK IN URBAN HONOLULU AREA FOR RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT The City is scheduled to begin archaeological survey work next week along the urban Honolulu section of the Honolulu Rail Transit route to identify potential archaeological, historical and cultural resources. Motorists should be aware of lane closures related to the survey […]
Robert Bunda Selected as Tenth Board Member
Robert Bunda Selected as Tenth Board Member (Friday, Sept. 16, 2011)- The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) Board of Directors today selected Robert Bunda as the final member of the 10-member board. The board voted unanimously in appointing Bunda, who previously served in the Hawaii State Legislature in both the House and Senate. Bunda […]
Hart Panel Recommends Robert Bunda as Tenth Board Member
Hart Panel Recommends Robert Bunda as Tenth Board Member A working group of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s (HART) Board of Directors recommended Robert Bunda to serve as the final voting member of the 10-member board. The public is invited to weigh in on the recommendation during the Friday, Sept. 16 HART meeting at […]
GET Collections for Rail Come in Higher than Projected
GET Collections for Rail Come in Higher than Projected Revenue from the General Excise and Use Tax (GET) surcharge targeted for Honolulu’s rail transit project has come in higher than what was projected in the project’s most recent financial plan. The GET revenue for the final quarter of fiscal year 2011 came in at $49.8 […]
City Prevails in State Review of Bid Protest
City Prevails in State Review of Bid Protest The Office of Administrative Hearings of the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) today denied an appeal by Bombardier Transportation USA Inc. of the City’s decision to uphold a rail transit contract awarded to Ansaldo Honolulu. Hearings officer David H. Karlen in an oral ruling […]
Honolulu Rail Transit to Receive $55 Million This Fiscal Year
Honolulu Rail Transit to Receive $55 Million This Fiscal Year June 22, 2011 — WASHINGTON – The Honolulu Rail Transit project will receive $55 million from the Federal Transit Administration for the current fiscal year, Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Senator Daniel K. Akaka, U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono and U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa announced today. The […]