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Public comments sought on federally funded transportation projects across Maui

The Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization is now accepting public comments on its Federal Fiscal Year 2022-2025 Transportation Improvement Program Revision No. 13 and Unified Planning Work Program amendments for fiscal year 2023 and 2024.

Hirono: “While Imperfect, Highway Bill Will Increase Funding For Hawaiʻi”

Under the transportation bill, Hawaiʻi’s highway funding increases from a current level of $163 million to $171 million in the first year of the bill, a nearly 5% increase, and up to $197 million in fiscal year 2021, a 20% increase from current funding levels. According to Hirono, the bill in its current form does not provide funding for the full six years.

Comments Accepted on Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan

The four year plan identifies state and county transportation projects to be funded, in part with federal highway and transit funds.

Tsutsui Urges Congress to Address National Transportation Funding

Hawaiʻi gets an estimated $160 million in federal highway funds each year, which are used to fund large scale projects through 80% federal and 20% state funding, according to Tsutsui.

Hirono Backs Obama’s Plan for Energy Independence

The national goal is to reduce oil imports by one third by 2025, and put one million advanced vehicles on the road by 2015.