Bill Text: HI HCR45 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii House Concurrent Resolution 45 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Feasibility Study; Roosevelt Bridge; Safety Improvements

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-04-19 - (S) Referred to TIA. [HCR45 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2011-HCR45-Introduced.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	45
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY RELATING TO SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON ROOSEVELT BRIDGE.

WHEREAS, Roosevelt Bridge was constructed over Kipapa Gulch in 1933 to facilitate military access to Schofield Barracks; and

WHEREAS, the safety of residents may be at risk because of the condition of Roosevelt Bridge; and

WHEREAS, the community has had a long-standing concern regarding vehicular safety on the bridge; and

WHEREAS, the bridge is narrow and has limited visibility, especially at night; and

WHEREAS, flooding has caused the bridge to close on a number of occasions; and

WHEREAS, numerous fatal accidents and serious injuries have occurred on the bridge; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2011, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Transportation is requested to conduct a feasibility study of vehicular safety improvements on Roosevelt Bridge; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is also requested to explore bridge widening, improved lighting, safety precautions, and planning alternatives; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Legislature, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2012, including:

(1) Final cost estimates;

(2) Detailed discussion of potential impediments to the improvements; and

(3) Recommendations to overcome the impediments; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor; the Director of Transportation; and the Mayor, the Chairperson of the Council, and the Director of the Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu.