The stations are not in easy walking distance of key areas including Train will really alleviate traffic congestion and improve life for the islandĬitizens. That includes Native Hawaiian burial grounds, limited space, and the proximityĬompound this with questions about how this commuter Resulted in numerous change orders to correctly plan construction in an area Project went forward without fully planning the entire 20-mile route, this The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) Ultimately resulted in the multiple change orders, cost overruns, leadership The lack of planning and review of the project has Least 5 years behind schedule and at least $4 billion over budget. Proper independent review and oversight have resulted in the project being at What are the Primary Issues with the Honolulu Rail Project?Ī number of mistakes that could have prevented and mitigated with Limited space in which to work, special permissions for historic preservation,Īnd a yet-to-be-filled construction contract. This comes as construction is beginning in Honolulu – the mostĬhallenging aspect of the project with concerns including existing utilities, ‘throw good money after bad’ to make the venture succeed. To become locked-in and entrapped in a particular course of action and thereby The EOC suggests that the tendency of people or organizations is TheyĪre now locked into what researchers call an Escalation of Commitment (EOC). The situation now is that even though the project is over budgetĪnd behind schedule, too much work has been done to abandon the project. Sense? If you’re asking me, no, it doesn’t. “To spend $10 billion to reduce it by that little, does that make Reduce traffic by one percent,” says Ann Kobayashi, a member of the HonoluluĬity Council. Rail would likely garner a substantially smaller number of daily riders-too few Of the project ordered under former Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle found that the Projected, so long as rail ridership reaches the city’s forecast of 116,000ĭaily passengers-a number widely criticized as inflated. With the rail, a 21 percent increase in traffic is Officials predict that traffic congestion will spike by 23 percent in 2030 if However, consider these details from a recent article:
This is a vision that on paper looks good and is one that could have a positive impact for everyone. Highway infrastructure giving citizens an easier and moreĮnvironmentally-friendly way to get around. Was that this 20-mile light rail route would take the pressure off the outdated Spending up to 4 hours a day in their cars, something had to be done. That traffic congestion is a problem for anyone trying to get into or out of Or mega-construction project you’d like us to take a deep dive on, contact me with your ideas and Showing how these lessons should be used to improve the decision-making process before
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Series is to highlight the lessons from projects that haven’t gone as planned, Read about the Boston Big Dig and California high-speed rail. The rail project is not expected to be completed until 2025.įocused on lessons learned from large-scale projects. Questions, financial issues, and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) support, However, due to numerous problems including a lack of planning, land issue Suburbs of West Oahu and surrounding rural areas to downtown Honolulu.Ĭonstruction on the 20-mile route began inĢ011 and was planned to be partially usable by 2018 with completion by 2020. The goal was to buildĪ light rail project that would make it easier for commuters to get from the The rail project was envisioned as a way toĪlleviate the traffic congestion plaguing the community. List of lessons including how a lack of proper planning, independent review,Īnd project oversight contributes to the damaging impacts of change orders,
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