The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation have announced that the fieldwork for the archaeological survey of the rail route has been completed. In total, there were seven human remain findings along the 20 mile proposed route, out of which two of them were deemed to be full burials. HART’s Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Grabauskas, stated, “We now know what we’re dealing with and we will be able to make any necessary design changes well in advance of construction in the urban Honolulu area. Assuming that we leave all these in place as burials and treat them that way, there would be no impact on the rail route or cost.”
An official report will now be compiled by the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation and will be submitted to the State Historic Preservation Division. Once this report is approved, the $5.26 billion rail project will be allowed to proceed. Experts believe that this report preparation and approval process could take another few months. It is estimated that each month the project is delayed would cost the city between $7 and $10 million.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 2-8-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
www.myhawaiihomesearch.com
www.myhawaiicondo.com
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