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<br /> <br />Wil Okabe <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />September 1, 2017 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Governor Commits $19.5 Million in Federal Funds for Māmalahoa Highway Project <br /> <br />The County of Hawai‘i is pleased to announce that Governor David Ige and the State <br />Department of Transportation have committed $19.5 million in federal (STIP) funds for <br />the Māmalahoa Highway widening project in Waimea. <br /> <br />The current cost of the project is approximately $25 million, and the grant of <br />$19.5 million in Federal Highway Administration Funds will be matched with a required <br />20%, or approximately $5 million, to be contributed by the County. <br /> <br />This initiative is the result of a coordinated efforts between the Federal Highway <br />Administration, State Department of Transportation, Department of Land and Natural <br />Resources, the County of Hawai’i and other project agencies. <br /> <br />“This is such an important project to improve the traffic flow and safety of the area, not <br />only for vehicles, but for pedestrians and bicyclists as well,” said Mayor Harry Kim. <br /> <br />“This would not have happened without the personal help of the State DOT’s Ed Sniffen <br />and the Governor.” <br /> <br />For further information, please contact Barett Otani at the Department of Public Works <br />at 961-8787. <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />