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i <br /> Form#: B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: Public Works DATE: 11!1512021 <br /> I <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Keone Thompson PHONE: 961-8013 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> The Department of Public Works Engineering Division is requesting an ordinance amending <br /> Ordinance 21-39, as amended, by adding appropriation to the Capital Budget for the following project: <br /> 4 Mile Creek Bridge $6,000,000 <br /> To expedite the release of State funding to the County,we are requesting to waive the Finance Committee <br /> meeting and be placed on the December 8, 2021 Council meeting agenda. <br /> i <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED <br /> Pursuant to Section 16 of Article III of the State Constitution, HB200 HD1 SD1 became law as Act 088(21), <br /> Session Laws of Hawai'i 2021 on June 24, 2021. This Act appropriated $12,000,000 in State funds for the <br /> design and construction to replace/reconstruct the 4 Mile Creek bridge, which is often used by commuters <br /> between Hilo and Puna. The use of State funds is contingent on the County of Hawai'i providing matching <br /> funds. <br /> This project will design and construct a new reinforced concrete bridge to replace/reconstruct the existing 4 <br /> Mile Creek Bridge.The existing one-lane 100-year-old bridge is a historical bridge, and its historic features <br /> will be retained while modernizing and implementing the necessary structural and safety improvements. <br /> Hydrologic and hydraulic studies will determine its associated upstream and downstream channel <br /> improvements to ensure its 100-year storm design conveyance capacity. The intersection at Haihai Street <br /> and Kilauea Avenue will be analyzed to determine what improvements will be needed to be implemented to <br /> accommodate the proposed new 2-lane bridge, all in accordance with AASHTO Design. <br /> SIGNED: zjx DATE: NOV1 5 2021 <br /> apartment Head <br />