THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Senator J. Kalani English, Chair

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Monday, March 12, 2007
TIME:	1:00 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

The purpose of this informational briefing is to receive presentations from Figg Engineering and the Department of Transportation.

Presentation:     1:00 p.m.                ENVIRONMENT-SENSITIVE BRIDGE ENGINEERING

Presenters:   Linda Figg and W. Denney Pate, Figg Engineering

                                                              The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) estimates that "47

                                                              percent of Hawaii's bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete."                                                                http://www.asce.org/files/pdf/reportcard/statesfifactsheets.pdf.  Further, existing or              planned bridges traverse rough terrain and are along key evacuation routes.  Figg               Engineering expertise provides ideas and perspectives for bridges in Hawaii.

                                                              FLEXIBLE HIGHWAY DESIGN

                                                              Presenter:   Barry Fukunaga,

                                                                                     Interim Director

                                                                                   Department of Transportation                       

                                                              Pursuant to Act 70, SLH 2006, the deadline for the establishment of Flexible             Highway Design guidelines (also known as Context Sensitive Solutions or CSS) was          revised to December 31, 2006.  The Department prepared guidelines for CSS and adopted                         guidelines effective December 4, 2006.  The report to the Legislature has been posted on      the Department's website at http://www.hawaii.gov/dot/about.htm.  Interim Director   Fukunaga reports on the status of the CSS. 

         If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6903.

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Senator J. Kalani English

Chair