Bill Text: HI SR56 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Create A Second Access Point From Whitmore Village Via Saipan Drive To Kamehameha Highway To Alleviate Traffic On Whitmore Avenue.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-22 - Certified copies of resolutions sent. [SR56 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-SR56-Amended.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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SENATE RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CREATE A SECOND ACCESS POINT FROM WHITMORE VILLAGE VIA SAIPAN DRIVE TO KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY TO ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC ON WHITMORE AVENUE.
WHEREAS, according to United States Census data, the population of Whitmore Village has increased from 4,057 in 2000 to 4,887 in 2020; and
WHEREAS, the State purchased agricultural lands surrounding Whitmore Village and Wahiawa to increase food production; and
WHEREAS, the State intends to build facilities in Whitmore Village that may increase vehicular traffic in the area resulting from increased food production and food processing operations; and
WHEREAS, the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific and National Security Agency Hawaii are also located in Whitmore Village; and
WHEREAS, commuters from the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific and National Security Agency Hawaii use Whitmore Avenue to exit Whitmore Village, creating additional traffic in the Whitmore Village area; and
WHEREAS, presently, there is only one ingress and egress from Whitmore Village to Kamehameha Highway; and
WHEREAS, to alleviate traffic congestion in Whitmore Village, a second access point in the community may provide additional relief and traffic mitigation for those who work and reside in Whitmore Village; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, that the Department of Transportation is requested to create a second access point from Whitmore Village via Saipan Drive to Kamehameha Highway to alleviate traffic on Whitmore Avenue; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific is requested to assist the Department of Transportation with the creation of an access road; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Transportation and Commanding Officer of the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific.
Whitmore Village; Whitmore Avenue; Saipan Drive; Department of Transportation; Traffic Mitigation; Access Point
