Statewide Transportation Improvement Program public informational meetings scheduled for Hawaii Island and Kauai

Posted on Jul 11, 2018 in Highways Posts, Main, News

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will be holding its second round of statewide public informational meetings to discuss the fiscally constrained Draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for Fiscal Year 2019-2022 (+2).

Fiscal constraint of the new STIP was done using technical information from HDOT’s management systems, information on project schedules and readiness, and coordination with public agencies and the public. HDOT will also be sharing the survey results that were gathered from the first round of meetings and providing information about next steps.

The meetings are scheduled at the following locations and times:

 Hawaii Island

Monday, July 30, 2018 at 6 p.m.
Hilo State Office Building, Conference Rooms A, B, and C
75 Aupuni St. Hilo, Hawaii 96720


Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 6 p.m.
Waimea Civic Center, State Office Building Conference Room
67-5189 Kamamalu St. Kamuela, Hawaii 96743


Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018 at 6 p.m.
West Hawaii Civic Center Council Building A, Conference Room A
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740

 

Kauai

Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 at 6 p.m.
HDOT Highways Division Kauai District Office Conference Room
1720 Haleukana St. Lihue, Hawaii 96766

The public informational meetings on the island of Oahu are being scheduled by the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). Please see more information at the OahuMPO website at https://www.oahumpo.org/plans-and-programs/transportation-improvement-program-tip/

The second round of public informational meetings for the island of Maui were conducted by the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in April 2018. Maui MPO’s Policy Board approved the 2019-2022 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the island of Maui on June 28, 2018. Please see more information at the Maui MPO website at https://www.mauimpo.org/transportation-improvement-program-tip

The STIP is a four-year programming implementation document that identifies State and County transportation projects, statewide, to be funded, in part, with Federal Highway and Transit funds.

Further information on the fiscally constrained draft Fiscal Years 2019-2022 (+2) STIP for Kauai and Hawaii Island can also be found at https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/other/other-related-links/stip/

Comments on the fiscally constrained draft Fiscal Years 2019-2022 (+2) STIP will be accepted until Aug. 17, 2018 by e-mail, mail, or fax to:

E-mail Address:        [email protected]

Mailing Address:     Highway Planning Branch
                                   869 Punchbowl Street, Room 301
                                   Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Phone Number:        (808) 587-6355

Fax Number:             (808) 587-1787

To request language interpretation, an auxiliary aid or service (i.e., sign language interpreter, accessible parking, or materials in alternative format), contact Highways Division Planning Branch at (808) 587-1831 fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting date, if possible. TTY users may use TRS to contact the Planning Branch.

Follow the STIP on Twitter and Facebook at:
https://twitter.com/HISTIPnews
https://www.facebook.com/stip.hawaii

More STIP information can also be found at the following web address:
https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/other/other-related-links/stip/general-stip-information/

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