In December 2012, federal judge A. Wallace Tashima stated that the city was allowed to proceed with their construction plans with the three caveats that they conduct a further study on the impact to Mother Waldron Park in Kaakako; research the feasibility of creating an alternative downtown route under Beretania Street; and to make sure that the rail project does not effect cultural sites along the 20-mile route. Opponents to the project filed an appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shortly thereafter. However, now that it appears that the city of Honolulu would resume construction by August or September of this year, opponents of the rail project are requesting that the Appeal Court expedite the case and make a decision before August. University of Hawaii law professor and opponent of the rail project, Randall Roth, stated, ”We think it would be an unnecessary waste of additional money to resume construction prior to the court’s decision. Nobody can predict with certainty what the court’s going to do, but we believe we’re going to win the appeal.”
Officials for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation stated that they have already spent more than $2.1 million in outside attorney fees for this court case. They have also estimated that construction delays cost the city between $7 million and $1 million per month.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 4-20-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
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