Caldwell: Delay Of Dillingham Rail Plan Reaching 'Crisis' Level

The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation still doesn’t have a plan to relocate the utility lines beneath and around Dillingham Boulevard — even though the agency awarded the $400 million contract to cover that work over a year ago.

On Thursday, Mayor Kirk Caldwell blasted HART for that slow progress on the rail project’s narrowest and trickiest corridor.

He pressed rail officials during a HART board meeting on why it’s taking so long when major construction is slated to start there sometime next year, and stalling on a plan will only make things worse for the surrounding Kalihi neighborhood.

“That’s why I’m here today. That’s why I’m asking you as board members to make sure that you’re on HART’s ass, to make sure that they’re doing what they need to do in a timely way,” Caldwell said.

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