STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1744

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.R. No. 53
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.R.
No. 53 entitled:

     "SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     TRANSPORTATION TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO PLAN,
     DESIGN, ACQUIRE LAND, AND CONSTRUCT ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL
     BRIDGES INTO WAHIAWA TO PROVIDE A SECOND ENTRANCE INTO AND
     EXIT OUT OF THAT COMMUNITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this Resolution is to request the Department
of Transportation to conduct a feasibility study to plan, design,
acquire land, and construct one or more additional bridges into
Wahiawa.

     In addition, this Resolution requests the Department of
Transportation to submit a report to the Legislature containing
findings and recommendations, including the cost and any other
factors involved in building the new bridge or bridges, prior to
the convening of the Regular Session of 2000.

     Your Committee finds that there is an urgent need to provide
a second entrance into and exit out of Wahiawa, both to relieve
traffic congestion and to ensure access to that area in the event
of an emergency.  Area residents and commuters are routinely
subjected to a significant amount of traffic congestion and
inconvenience by the closure of the bridge on Kamehameha Highway

 
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due to flooding or other reasons.  Your Committee finds that the
building of one or more additional bridges into Wahiawa would
significantly alleviate the problems associated with flooding and
provide greater accessibility in the event of the closure of one
or both of the existing bridges, especially in times of
emergency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 53, and
recommends its adoption.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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