HART Energizes Track at Rail Operations Center
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) is energizing the nearly 5 miles of track that cover its Rail Operations Center. The energization of the 750 volt system in the yard will allow systems and trains to be tested under power. Before today, train cars were moved manually throughout the tracks at the operations facility. […]
HART Board of Directors Presented With P-3 Analysis
HART P-3 consultant Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors (EYIA) presented the findings of its Public-Private Partnership viability analysis today to the HART Board of Directors. Ernst & Young has spent the past several months examining options for HART to deliver the remainder of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project, which would include the Pearl Highlands Parking […]
HART Awards City Center Utilities Relocation Contract
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) has awarded a contract for utility relocation construction services in the City Center segment of the Honolulu rail project to local construction firm Nan, Inc. The awarded Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract has a not-to-exceed ceiling amount of $400,000,000 for work between Middle Street and Ala Moana Center. […]
Rail Construction to Continue in Front of World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
Vehicle Access into the Visitor Center to be Unaffected; Left Turn Exit onto Kamehameha Highway West to close for several months The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) announced that rail construction on Kamehameha Highway fronting the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument is expected to begin in mid-April. Vehicle traffic entering […]
Hawaii Receives Important Safety Certification from the Federal Transit Administration
HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii received a significant certification from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today, clearing the way for continued federal funding for the Honolulu rail transit project. FTA Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams announced the certification of HART’s State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program at the American Public Transportation Association’s Legislative Conference in […]
HART Request to Establish Sustainability & Resiliency Policies Approved by Its Board of Directors
The Board also approves a near $6 million credit to the Project The HART Board of Directors today adopted a Sustainability and Resiliency Policy that will establish environmental stewardship, sustainability, and resiliency as key factors in the strategies, plans, decisions, and business practices of HART. The policy also reaffirms HART’s commitment to developing a sustainable […]
HART & Ansaldo Honolulu JV Reach Significant Milestone in the Operation of the Rail Transit Project
HART & Ansaldo Honolulu Joint Venture reached a critical milestone today in the completion of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project and the start-up of operations. At HART’s Rail Operations Center (ROC) in Waipahu, engineers successfully brought on-line the Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) Display System in the ROC’s Operations Control Center. Using ATS, technicians can now […]
HART Board of Directors Unanimously Approve Hawaiian Names for First Nine Rail Stations
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s Board of Directors today unanimously approved a resolution to assign Hawaiian names to each of the nine rail stations on the ‘Ewa side of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project. The names were developed by HART’s Hawaiian Station Names Working Group who used diverse community knowledge, oral accounts, and written […]
Honolulu Rail Transit Project Unveils First Set of Airport Guideway Section Support Columns
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation and contractor Shimmick/ Traylor/Granite Joint Venture today announced that the first set of support structures for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project’s “Airport Guideway & Stations” section are now under construction. The support structures are the first to be built in the 5.15 mile segment that begins just south of […]
Hawaiian Names for HART’s Rail Stations
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) announced today the Hawaiian names of the nine rail stations on the ewa end of the rail system as recommended by its Hawaiian Station Naming Working Group. The recommended names are: Kualaka‘i (Location: Kroc Center) Keone‘ae (Location: UH West Oahu) Honouliuli (Location: Ho‘opili) Hō‘ae‘ae (Location: Waipahu, West Loch) […]