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PCDP Objective and Action Alignment Table <br />28 <br />Highways (all of the following are recommendations to DOT) <br />4.4.2.a <br />Non -County <br />Make intersection improvements along highways that allow safer access from intersecting streets <br />O <br />Action <br />as a priority over traffic speed on the highway, giving preference to the use of roundabouts. <br />4.4.2.b <br />Non -County <br />Consider roundabouts as a means to control private driveway access to major highways with <br />O <br />Action <br />higher traffic volumes, such as Highway 130. <br />4.4.2.c <br />Non -County <br />Use native landscaping for highway improvements and connectivity points, emphasizing the <br />O <br />Action <br />retention of native vegetation. <br />4.4.2.d <br />Non -County <br />Incorporate traffic -calming features into highway design in preference to signage and signalization, <br />O <br />Action <br />where possible. <br />4.4.3.a <br />Non -County <br />Short Term (2008-2012) <br />A <br />(May 2012 -April 2013 Annual Report) <br />Action <br />1) Make interim intersection improvements on Highways 11 and 130; <br />HDOT improvements at the Kulani Rd. and Hwy 11 <br />2) Reduce speed limit on Highway 130 to 45 mph between the Kea`au bypass and `Ainaloa <br />intersection have been completed. <br />Boulevard; <br />• HDOT widening and restriping at `Ainaloa Blvd. & <br />3) Conduct a study to determine the most efficacious way to create greater highway safety for all <br />Hwy. 130 intersection completed. <br />travel modes, including a cost benefit analysis for each studied method, and consideration of a <br />• HDOT widening and restriping at Orchidland & Hwy. <br />wide range of traffic calming features (including roundabouts), highway widening, the use of <br />130 intersection completed. <br />frontage roads, and various types of intersection controls; and <br />• HDOT presented design for roundabout at <br />4) Implement the Shoulder Lane conversion project between the Kea`au Bypass and Shower <br />intersection of Pahoa Village Rd. and Hwy. 130 at <br />Drive/Pohaku Drive as a reversible lane to accommodate AM and PM peak periods. <br />Malama Marketplace. Public and county concerns with <br />initial design were significantly addressed in redesign. <br />• At the urging of Sen. Russell Ruderman, HDOT <br />reduced the speed limit on Hwy. 130 to 45 mph <br />between Shower Dr. and `Ainaloa Blvd. (May <br />2011 -April 2012 Annual Report) • Short- <br />term widening and lane striping improvements at the <br />Kahakai Blvd. & Hwy 130 intersection have been <br />completed by the State DOT. <br />• Short-term widening and lane striping improvements <br />at the Orchidland Dr. & Hwy 130 intersection have been <br />completed by the State DOT. <br />• Improvements at the Kulani Rd. and Hwy 11 <br />intersection are in progress by the State DOT <br />• State DOT has completed the Context -Sensitive <br />Solutions (CSS) Environmental Assessment (EA) for the <br />Kea`au-Pahoa Road (Hwy 130) Improvement Project <br />with a Finding of No Significant Impact. <br />4.4.3.b <br />Non -County <br />Medium Term (2013-2017) <br />A <br />Action <br />1) Increase capacity on Highway 130 between the Kea`au Bypass road and `Ainaloa Boulevard, <br />utilizing the results of the study of highway safety alternatives described above; <br />2) Construct a right exit lane on Highway 11 below Kea`au Agricultural lots to Kea`au Village using <br />the existing Old Volcano Road right-of-way; and <br />3) Create a right hand turn lane from Highway 132 onto Highway 130. <br />28 <br />