Street Light Project on Lunalilo Home Rd in Hawaii Kai
While the city says it is installing 179 new street lights to replace 59 lights along Lunalilo Home Road, both to upgrade an aging street lighting system, as well as for safety reasons, the Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board has asked that the project be halted until officials could explain why so many lights are needed.
Collins Lam, deputy director of the city Department of Design and Construction, explained, "All the new lights are necessary to bring the level of lighting up to the present roadway classification. When the road and street lights were installed more than 40 years ago, upper Hawaii Kai and Kalama Valley were not yet developed. The traffic volume has since increased, with peak traffic at night being more than 1,200 vehicles per hour."
Also in need of replacement are the underground conduit and wiring system, pole foundations, and pole and street light luminaries.
The Hawaii Kai lighting project is in three phases.Gerald Hamada, chief of the city's Mechanical and Electrical Division, told the board that it would allow it to make recommendations on the second phase. Opposition centers around cost and electrical usage.
Lunalilo Home Road is the feeder for a large condo complex, as well as many single family homes. Contact me for more information about these neighborhoods in Hawaii Kai.
Barbara Abe, Realtor
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