WELCOME!! W A I M E A R E G I O N A L S A F E T Y S T U D Y COMMUNITY MEETING PEL #5 WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2019 WAIMEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WHY WE ARE HERE We are here to identify potential projects that would improve the safety and operations, relieve congestion, and enhance multi modal travel options in the Waimea region That can be accomplished within th e resources available to HDOT within the next two years 2
GROUND RULES WE OPERATE UNDER You are personally responsible for working toward future solutions/aspirations with our valuable time by: > actively listening and keeping an open mind > being clear and concise > making sure everyone has an equal opportunity to express their ideas > keeping side conversations to a minimum It’s okay to disagree as long as we are respectful of each other 3
TONIGHT’S AGENDA • Re-cap our last meeting March 27, 2019 • Presentation on Possible Projects > Results from the Walk Audits April 22, 2019: Concepts, Engineering, and Costs > Options and Constraints Identified for a Bypass: Routing, Engineering, and Costs • Open Discussion • Next Steps 4
WALK AUDIT RESULTS AND POTENTIAL PROJECTS BY MIKE PACKARD, P.E., PTOE, SSFM INTERNATIONAL 5
WALK AUDIT OVERVIEW • Two walk audits and a lunch presentation took place on April 22, 2019 • The purpose of the audits was to explore short-term improvements for safety and mobility of all users in the town center of Waimea • The walk audit route and discussions focused on projects that the community had identified as priorities during PEL Meetings 3 and 4 6
STUDY AREA • The walk audit route included portions of M ā malahoa Highway, Lindsey Road, Kawaihae Road, and Opelo Road, as well as a portion of the Waimea Stream Trail. • Walk audits started and ended at the Waimea Civic Center. 7
COMMUNITY PROJECTS The following projects in Waimea town were identified by community members during PEL Meeting 3: 8
COMMUNITY PRIORITIES The following projects in Waimea town were identified as community priorities during PEL Meeting 4: T o Promote T o Address T o Enhance Safety Alternative Congestion Transportation • • • Intersection improvements Kawaihae Road Pedestrian Bike lanes and pedestrian at Lindsey Road and Crossings improvements for Kawaihae Road multimodal access throughout town • • • Dedicated left turn lanes Pedestrian and bicycle Waimea Stream Trail on Kawaihae Road improvements around schools • • Opelo Road intersection Transit Center and Bus improvements Service 9
INPUT RECEIVED: • Participants were asked to share their input and experiences of the walk audit route as a pedestrian as well as from the perspectives of other users (drivers, transit riders, bicyclists, etc.) • The group discussed solutions and priority projects to improve multimodal safety and comfort throughout Waimea. • Input was tabulated and used to prepare draft concepts for multimodal improvements. 10
KAWAIHAE ROAD, OPELO TO LINDSEY WHAT WE HEARD: • Heavy traffic in this segment • Kawaihae is the only way to Honoka‘a for commuters • Needs a center turn lane • Provide crosswalks with more treatment than just striping • Create a gateway for Waimea town • Four way stop, traffic light, or roundabout at Opelo Road? 11
DRAFT CONCEPT: KAWAIHAE ROAD, OPELO TO LINDSEY 12
KAWAIHAE ROAD AT LINDSEY ROAD WHAT WE HEARD: • School, farmers market, HPA, events all contribute to traffic congestion • Poorly designed intersection, terrible bottleneck • Only one crosswalk on Lindsey near the intersection • Narrow sidewalk • Public transit is not reliable, too many stops • Support for roundabout 13
DRAFT CONCEPT: KAWAIHAE ROAD AT LINDSEY ROAD 14
MĀMALAHOA HWY AT LINDSEY ROAD WHAT WE HEARD: • Large trucks make wide turns • Drivers can’t see pedestrians because of poles and fences • People don’t look for pedestrians when turning right onto Lindsey • Very long wait times at red light – long left turn signal from Lindsey onto M ā malahoa • Dangerous area for kids that walk to school • Split lane isn’t long enough to store vehicles 15
DRAFT CONCEPT: MĀMALAHOA HWY AT LINDSEY RD 16
MULTIMODAL SAFETY AND ACCESS THROUGH TOWN WHAT WE HEARD: • Main roads are not pleasant for walking/biking due to heavy truck traffic, high speeds, lack of facilities • Waimea Stream Trail is a low stress route – needs better wayfinding and safety improvements, more access • Proposed road extensions will help provide connectivity • Expand off-road paths and formalize off-road routes used by the community 17
DRAFT CONCEPT: MULTIMODAL NETWORK 18
SUMMARY OF PROJECT COST ESTIMATES Kawaihae Rd, Opelo to Lindsey $3.5 Million Roundabout for Kawaihae at Lindsey $6.0 Million * M ā malahoa Hwy at Lindsey Rd $0.9 Million M ā malahoa Hwy, Lindsey to Kamamalu $5.3 Million Waimea Stream Trail, Mahua to Church $19 Million Shared Use Path, Kahawai to Church $9.7 Million (* May require ROW acquisition. ) 19
DISCUSSION 20
BYPASS OPTIONS BY AUSTEN DRAKE, P.E., SSFM INTERNATIONAL 21
INPUT FROM BREAKOUT GROUPS AT PEL #4 • Priorities – Get truck traffic out of town – Get cross-town traffic out of town – Prefer a longer bypass to get traffic all the way out of town (e.g., Waiemi to Church Road) • Supporting Forces – Pre-planning for future expansion and growth – Very few landowners – Provide alternate emergency access – May be able to get U.S. Department of Defense support • Restraining Forces – Stream Crossings – Hawaiian Home Lands – Money 22 – Time
REINFORCEMENT DURING WALK AUDIT • Some of the safety improvements perceived as needed during the walk audit would be aided by a reduction in the volume of traffic, notably trucks using the roads • The lack of available “connector” roads such as Ala ‘Ohi‘a limits options for travel and funnels everyone through the same corridor • One segment flagged of a particular need for an alternate route was Kawaihae Road between Opelo and Lindsey 23
KEY CONSIDERATIONS WHEN LAYING OUT OPTIONS • Concentrate on bypassing areas flagged as a high need first, such as the segment just described • Minimize need to acquire land that is protected or designated for other purposes – Hawaiian Homelands – Section 4f properties (Existing or Future Park Land) – Known archaeological or cultural sites – Existing subdivisions • Length (Major driver of cost) • Connectivity with existing roads and phasing opportunities for future extensions • Design Elements – Grades – Number of Stream Crossings – Intersections 24
LANDOWNERS 25
TYPICAL SECTION 26
VERTICAL PROFILE - SNAPSHOT 27
MAP OF OPTIONS IDENTIFIED 28
LANDOWNERS WITH ALIGNMENTS SHOWN 29
BLUE ALIGNMENT (WEST ALIGNMENT 1) • Connects to M ā malahoa Highway just north of the existing self storage facility within the 1970 State ROW alignment • Provides for good connectivity to the east (north of the Airport) 30
BLUE ALIGNMENT • Deviates from 1970 ROW to allow for 1000’ buffer from Lalamilo Farm Lots • Returns to that ROW soon after as grades are the most accommodating. • As we go west along Kawaihae Road, connection points are limited due to DHHL Lalamilo, the Future Park Lands across from Mahua, and Kanehoa/Anekoa/Ouli subdivisions • Turns north after Ouli (attempting to minimize stream crossings) • Realigns Ouli subdivision access @ Waiula Drive • Possible future connection to Waikoloa Village (extension of Paniolo Drive) 31
BLUE ALIGNMENT NORTHERN TERMINUS 32
BLUE ALIGNMENT • Approximate Length = 7.3 Miles • Approximate Length of Existing Roads Bypassed = 8.0 Miles • Estimated Cost = $86 Million 33
YELLOW ALIGNMENT (WEST ALIGNMENT 2) • Follows 1970 ROW @ Mamalahoa Highway • Same as blue alignment until west of Lalamilo Farm Lots where it turns north while maintaining 1000’ buffer • North T erminus is the County Transfer Station Road • This connection will be challenging as the alignment needs to shift slightly into the transfer station property to avoid impacts on the DHHL lands 34
YELLOW ALIGNMENT NORTHERN TERMINUS 35
YELLOW ALIGNMENT • Approximate Length = 3.4 Miles • Approximate Length of Existing Roads Bypassed = 3.4 Miles • Estimated Cost = $44 Million 36
PINK ALIGNMENT (EAST ALIGNMENT) • Connects at Mamalahoa across from western bypass options • Avoids airport restricted areas • Attempts to route the alignment across the flood zone at narrow location • Remains east of the Historic Pukalani Stables, as well as the flood channel and Waimea Nui lands • Connect at Ala Ohia which can be extended to connect with M ā malahoa near Church Road 37
PINK ALIGNMENT • Approximate Length = 1.7 Miles • Approximate Length of Existing Roads Bypassed = 2.0 Miles • Estimated Cost = $23 Million 38
COMPARISON West Alignment #1 West Alignment #2 East Alignment Blue Yellow Pink Length (Miles) 7.3 3.4 1.7 Existing Road 8.0 3.4 2.0 Bypassed Estimated $86 million $44 million $23 million Cost 39
DISCUSSION 40
ANNOUCEMENTS Next PEL Meeting will be held on Wednesday June 26 41
MAHALO 42
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