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Murashige, Laura
From: Mike Price [whao @hawaii.rr.com]
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Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 10:00 AM t ; , I ,, e ;
To: Council Testimony
Cc: Gunner Mench
Subject: County Council Testimony for June 1, 2011 Meeting
Attachments: LindseyroadextensionClPamend612011 .pdf
Aloha,
Please distribute the attached testimony to the Council members. Thank you.
Mike
Mike Price — Chair
South Kohala Traffic Safety Committee
P. 0. Box 383375
Waikoloa, HI 96738
808 883 -2918
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South Kohala Traffic Safety Committee
P.O. Box 383375
Waikoloa, HI 96738
Hawaii County Council
c/o Councilman Pete Hoffmann
Aupuni Center
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3
Hilo, HI 96720
May 31, 2011
Ref: Testimony supporting amending the CIP to include the Lindsey Road
Extension project, District #9; TMK 6 -7 -02 & 6 -7 -08
Aloha County Council,
I am Michael Price and reside at 68 -1794 Auhili Loop in Waikoloa Village, HI
96738. I am the representing South Kohala Traffic Safety Committee as its
Chairperson. Previous documentation submitted verifies I am authorized to
represent South Kohala Traffic Safety Committee as its Chairman.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide written testimony on this matter before
the Council. At the regular meeting of the South Kohala Traffic Safety
Committee May 10, 2011 members requested a letter be sent to requesting
timely building of the Lindsey Road Extension from Mamalahoa Highway to
intersect with the Parker Ranch Connector Road. This roadway is an integral
part of the First Phase of the Waimea Traffic Circulation Study Plan
recommended by Parson Brinckerhoff Americas September, 2007. Starting on
page 39 of that document the steps to relieve traffic congestion in Waimea are
listed:
1. Selected Widening of Mamalahoa Highway (EA in progress, funding ?)
2. Parker Ranch Connector (completed and open to use)
3. Waimea School Access Improvements (completed, waiting on item 4)
4. Prohibit East and West -bound Left -Turns at Lindsey /Mamalahoa
Intersection (Lindsey Road Extension is essential).
5. Traffic Signal Optimization (completed until projects above progress or
conditions change).
This Study was paid for from the $10M Bond to mitigate traffic congestion in
Waimea town center. As you can determine from reading the Study and the
above status, Lindsey Road Extension is the next crucial task and needed now,
not in the distant future. Currently there are increased pedestrian vehicular
conflicts around Waimea School, adjacent to Parker Center and the U.S. Post
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Office. School children and other pedestrians are at risk of injury due to the lack
of a "complete street" with adequate sidewalks and crossings. The community,
Parker Ranch, Parker Center and Hawaii County Department of Public Works
are working on short term solutions to reduce the risk to pedestrians and improve
traffic circulation and safety at Lindsey /Mamalahoa Highway Intersection. The
Long term solution is to build the Lindsey Road extension. This short section of
road (0.43 Miles) is supported by the community. Recently the Planning
Department received a petition signed by 60 Waimea residents. A survey
conducted via email to 200 residents resulted in Lindsey Road Extension being
the one of most requested County improvement desired. Funding under the
above mentioned approved $10M Bond is available.
Our Committee requests Council to approve amending the CIP with addition of
the Lindsey Road Extension Project TMK.
I can be contacted at 883 -2918 or whao@hawaii.rr.com . Thank you for this
opportunity for the SKTSC membership to comment.
Sincerely,
Mike Price -Chair South Kohala Traffic Safety Committee
CC: SKTSC
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