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i Form #: B-52 7118/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 3 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION a DEPARTMENT: Public Works DATE: 11/1512021 i STAFF CONTACT: Keane Thompson PHONE: 961-8013 A. REQUEST: The Department of Public Works Engineering Division is requesting an ordinance amending Ordinance 21-39, as amended, by adding appropriation to the Capital Budget for the following project: 4 Mile Creek Bridge-State $12,000,000 State Grants Receivable $12,000,000 i To expedite the release of State funding to the County,we are requesting to waive the Finance Committee meeting and be placed on the December 8, 2021 Council meeting agenda. 3 i B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION(USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): 3 Pursuant to Section 16 of Article III of the State Constitution, HB200 HDI SDI became law as Act 088(21), Session Laws of Hawai'i 2021 on June 24, 2021. This Act appropriated State funds for the design and construction to replace/reconstruct the 4 Mile Creek bridge, which is often used by commuters between Hilo and Puna. This project will design and construct a new reinforced concrete bridge to replace/reconstruct the existing 4 Mile Creek Bridge. The existing one-lane 100-year-old bridge is a historical bridge, and its historic features j will be retained while modernizing and implementing the necessary structural and safety improvements. Hydrologic and hydraulic studies will determine its associated upstream and downstream channel I improvements to ensure its 100-year storm design conveyance capacity.The intersection at Haihai Street and Kilauea Avenue will be analyzed to determine what improvements will be needed to be implemented to accommodate the proposed new 2-lane bridge, all in accordance with AASHTO Design. i ftIOV 1 2021 SIGNED: r ' DATE: Department Head I