Bill Text: HI SR70 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requesting The Department Of Transportation Highways Division To Conduct A Study On Load Capacity Of Roads In The Portion Of Maui County Within The Seventh Senate District.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-29 - The committee on TRS deferred the measure. [SR70 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2022-SR70-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.R. NO.	70
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

 

requesting the department of transportation Highways division to conduct a study on load capacity of roads in the portion of maui county within THE SEVENTH SENATE DISTRICT.

 

 

     WHEREAS, Maui County has experienced significant amounts of traffic in recent years, frustrating residents and presenting a safety risk; and

 

     WHEREAS, a high volume of sustained traffic in Maui County places strain on existing roadways, which further exacerbates safety risks; and

 

     WHEREAS, load capacity is an important measure of the volume and weight of vehicles a roadway can sustain; and

 

     WHEREAS, infrastructure investments can improve the load capacity of roadways in Maui County and mitigate the risks from excessive traffic; and

 

     WHEREAS, appropriate application of infrastructure investments requires detailed information on the existing load capacity of roadways in Maui County, along with potential areas for improvement; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, that the Department of Transportation Highways Division is requested to conduct a study of the existing load capacity of roads in the Seventh Senate District within Maui County and areas in which infrastructure investment would be most effective; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation Highways Division is requested to prepare and submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including actions taken, progress made, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than thirty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Administrator of the Department of Transportation Highways Division.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Department of Transportation; Highways Division; Maui County; Infrastructure; Load Capacity