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Communication No. 2019-10 <br />Waikoloa Subcommittee's Waikoloa Road-Paniolo Avenue Intersection Repo <br />The subcommittee investigated traffic, pedestrian, and bicycle usage of the intersection, as well <br />as industry best practices for evaluating and addressing safety and capacity concerns with <br />intersection. <br />Waikoloa Road <br />The image above shows the Waikoloa Road - Paniolo Avenue intersection with traffic markings <br />visible as it is in 2019. The image is from Apple Maps and includes vehicles lined up in the left - <br />turn lane on Waikoloa Road, turning onto Paniolo Avenue, and a truck in the process of making <br />a left turn. Labels have been added. <br />4.1. Traffic Review <br />Vehicular traffic at the Waikoloa-Paniolo intersection has the following traffic patterns, as <br />indicated by past traffic surveys and observation (Highlands 2005, various traffic counts, casual <br />observations). <br />The peak times are morning and afternoon, as is typical. In the morning, traffic leaves Waikoloa <br />Village via Paniolo Avenue and turns right or left onto Waikoloa Road, e.g. for commuting to <br />work or school in Waimea, Kona, Hilo, or down to the resorts, or tourists heading out for <br />activities for the day. There is also traffic up and down Waikoloa Road passing through the <br />intersection but not turning, e.g. trucking, commuters from Waimea or Hilo down to the resort <br />areas, tourists coming up from the resort areas heading to other parts of the island. <br />In the afternoon, the flow is reversed as people return home. The through -traffic on Waikoloa <br />Road also continues. <br />June 18, 2019 Page 10of17 <br />