HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 768 Draft 02 2006-2008COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. X76$ O$
(DR11FT 2 )
A RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
CREATE A REVERSIBLE OR CONTRAFLOW LANE DURING PEAK COMMUTE
HOURS ON HIGHWAY 130 AT THE BOTTLENECK NEAR KEA`AU HIGH SCHOOL.
WHEREAS, Puna is one of the fastest growing areas of Hawaii Island, having more
affordable land than any other region; and
WHEREAS, Puna serves as a bedroom community for Hilo as a majority of its residents
commute to Hilo for work and shopping; and
WHEREAS, traffic has become a major problem in Puna, particularly on Highway 130,
where the route serves as the community's main ingress and egress; and
WHEREAS, traffic is particularly congested during peak commuting hours, namely in
the morning and evening; and
WHEREAS, reversible, or as they are otherwise known as contraflow lanes, have been
successfully used to ease traffic congestion; and
WHEREAS, areversible/contraflow lane is typically used to route traff c in one
direction during the morning rush hour, the opposite direction in the afternoon or evening, and as
a turning lane at most other times; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Department of Transportation should create a reversible or contraflow lane during peak commute
hours on Highway 130 at the bottleneck near Kea`au High School.
Page 1 of 2
a•
O O
BE IT FURTHER RESOLF'h'1), that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this
resolution to the director of the Department of Transportation, the chair of the House Committee
on Transportation, and the chair of the Senate Committee on Transportation and International
Affairs.
Dated at Kona ,Hawaii, this ~y~ day ol'. _ , February , 2009.
INTRODUCED BY: '
COUNCIL EMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAt`I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County ofHawai`ion February 19, 2009
A"fTEST:
A
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER
ROLL CALF VOTE
--
AYES --__ _
NOES ' 46S
--
EX
1
ENRIQLiES
- _-- }~
- __ _____
FORD X
-
-
-
GREENWELL
HOFFMANN
X
X
_ -_ y
_ _
_~
IKEDA
- X
--
- i
NAEOLE X
ONISHI: X
-_
YAGONG g i
- ~
YOSHIMOTO _ _X
Reference:____C_124..3/_PWIRC-99 ________,_.__.
RESOLUTION NO. ~~'~ 0~
(DRAFT 2)
Page 2 of 2