Bill Text: HI SR96 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urging The Department Of Transportation And City And County Of Honolulu To Install A Raised Crosswalk At The Intersection Of Keoneula Boulevard And Kamakana Street.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-16 - Referred to TRS. [SR96 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2021-SR96-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.R. NO.	96
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

 

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO INSTALL A RAISED CROSSWALK AT THE INTERSECTION OF KEONEULA BOULEVARD AND KAMAKANA STREET.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, speeding is a contributing factor in nearly one-third of all motor vehicle fatalities in the United States; and

 

     WHEREAS, in Hawaii, speeding is a contributing factor in nearly fifty percent of all traffic fatalities; and

 

     WHEREAS, the frequency of speeding vehicles at the intersection of Keoneula Boulevard and Kamakana Street endangers the residents of Ewa Beach; and

 

     WHEREAS, installation of raised crosswalks is an effective method of slowing traffic; and

 

     WHEREAS, installing a raised crosswalk at the intersection of Keoneula Boulevard and Kamakana Street would help to reduce the number of speeding vehicles on the roadway and protect the residents of Ewa Beach; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2021, that the Department of Transportation and City and County of Honolulu are urged to replace with a raised crosswalk the existing crosswalk located at the intersection of Keoneula Boulevard and Kamakana Street; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Transportation, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Chair of the Honolulu City Council, Director of the Honolulu Department of

Transportation Services, Director of the Honolulu Department of Design and Construction, and Chair of the Ewa Neighborhood Board.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Department of Transportation; City and County of Honolulu; Speeding; Raised Crosswalks; Keoneula Boulevard; Kamakana Street