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MSmalahoa Highway Bypass summary of 60-day report Page 2 For five Kona Scenic subdivision residents, the safety improvements have decreased their quality of life. The increased traction on the downhill lanes of Manawa, Haleki'i and Nape streets to prevent vehicles from crashing into homes has amplified the noise to the neighborhood. The pedestrian signal situated between the Court Building and Mamao Street shines directly into a home. We have adjusted two of the three lights to remove the glare. Residents are slowly beginning to utilize the mini circles at Mamao and Muli Streets and Haleki'i and Manawa. Keauhou Resort residents are pleasantly pleased with the improvements made to the area and with no traffic congestion at Kamehameha III and at Kaleiopapa. Their definition of success was no traffic backing up at Kamehameha III and at Kaleiopapa and no speeding or increase in noise. Speeding and noise are still concerns along Ali'i Drive between Kamehameha III and Kaleiopapa. For Hokuli a residents, success is easy access during the hours the Bypass is open to the public. 1250 Oceanside Partners see the community benefit provided by the alternate route. Daily operations • Special off duty police officers and Public Works employees control traffic to enforce the conditions of the grant of easement from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Vehicles, bikes and pedestrians not permitted on the Bypass are refused entry. On holidays, a special off duty officer at the Ali'i Gate reminds motorists the Bypass is closed. Message boards, radio ads, and news releases also inform the public of the holiday closure. Public Works pays $916.35 a day to operate the Bypass, and $119.00 for a special duty officer only on holidays. It will cost $76,505.05 to operate the Bypass until the 180-day trial concludes on Friday, September 4, 2009. Safety Improvements • Prior to opening the Bypass, the County of Hawai'i completed safety improvements along Ali'i drive, in Kona Scenic subdivision and on Highway 11. Traffic, Engineering and Highways implemented these measures. It was to facilitate travel only for additional southbound traffic, and was a requirement of Ordinance Nos'Nos' 08-58, 08-59, and 08-64. The cost of these safety improvements is $1,899,822.40 and includes a comprehensive general liability insurance required by the developer. The safety measures to lessen the impacts from additional traffic were concerns of residents along Ali'i drive, and Kuakini Hwy and from Keauhou Resort and Kona Scenic subdivision. Planned safety improvements • Additional safety requirements in Ordinance, 08.58 and 08.59 were estimated to cost $5 million. They include traffic signals along Ali i Drive, installing smart signs between Keauhou and Kailua Village, a pedestrian path mauka of Ali'i Drive between Kamehameha III and the northwestern end of the Mamalahoa Highway Bypass, and resolving bike, pedestrian and right-of-way encroachments on Ali'i Drive. County of Hawaf i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.