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proposing here as the proposed language, and, you know, we respectfully request your
<br />consideration, you know, on that.
<br />Just prior to coming up over here, I was talking to Mr. Packard about how possibly this can be
<br />accommodated, and he did have like a possible solution, but which hasn't been vetted with the
<br />Traffic Division, but that's the reason why I wanted to put that screen up, so—Mike?
<br />PACKARD: The primary concern that was relayed to us was that left -turning vehicles on
<br />Lanikaula would delay the potential for through -travelling vehicles to continue and that
<br />theoretically would back up through the signalized intersection. So, the way we achieve the
<br />relief from that typically at an intersection is to provide a dedicated left -turn lane. Well, if you
<br />look at the aerial as it is today, you can see how the left -turn lane has been, for the signal has
<br />been delineated this way. And, as you get further back towards Kilauea, you have a hatch
<br />median over here.
<br />So, it shows that the width of the road retained is the same width throughout. So, instead of
<br />having the left -turn lane start at this location, the taper could be a lot shorter, and you could
<br />actually delineate the road for three lanes with a center either two-way left turn lane or just have
<br />a very short left -turn lane which would allow those left -turning vehicles to get out of the
<br />throughput way and not have to back up into the intersection.
<br />The amount of traffic that's projected to go to the bank is fairly low. All it takes is one vehicle to
<br />cause that delay and back up into the intersection, and so that's why I thought just the shortest
<br />storage lane would allow for vehicles to provide that relief and continue operations. It's
<br />something very common and that's been done in Hilo, and so it's something that I thought would
<br />be appropriate for consideration here.
<br />FUKE: So, essentially, what would happen would be similar to—wait, where's the button, oh,
<br />I'm sorry, oops, oh okay. [Mr. Fuke was using the laser pointer on the presentation screen.] So,
<br />it would be similar to this shopping complex. As you can see, there is kind of like currently right
<br />now, there's like left -turn allowance over here, and then it kind of like follows through over here.
<br />So, that same kind of concept over here would also be applied over here. And, so that's what the
<br />Applicant is basically requesting to at least give them a chance to institute that at their cost, and
<br />after a one-year period or even beyond, should Public Works determine sorry, it's just not
<br />working, then it becomes incumbent on the part of the Applicant to make all of those changes at
<br />their cost.
<br />CLARKSON: I have a question. I don't quite understand. You want to leave the lining the way
<br />it is for one year? Or you want to put in the shorter third lane, the turn lane for one year?
<br />FUKE: It, the lane—the existing left -turn lane heading mauka on Lanikaula Street over here
<br />would have to be reduced a bit to allow for a dedicated left -turn lane, you know, into the site.
<br />So, all of this would have to be done pursuant to a plan that they're going to have to develop, run
<br />it by Traffic Division, they sign off on it, and then they implement it.
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