Hawaii politicians have been committed to an Oahu rail project for more than 25 years. With the ongoing construction of stations, we can now visualize what they had in mind. My concern is the exposure of elevators, escalators and stairs to our island environment and the likely associated maintenance issues.

I have similar concern for selected station locations. When the system is complete, Station 9 (Aloha Stadium) will provide the closest access to Hawaii’s No. 1 visitor attraction, the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites Visitors Center. The visible absence of an elevated pedestrian walkway across Kamehameha Highway will undoubtedly impact traffic flow and pedestrian safety. What ever happened to accountability and common sense?

Chris K. Neff

Mililani

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