The manager overseeing the Makalei Fire Station project e-mailed me this update on Monday:
“The project is moving along in accordance with the contractor’s construction schedule. The mass excavation work on this site was quite extensive (more so when it is being done in solid rock…), form work has just started and we’ve been really fortunate that weather has been quite cooperative.”
The Department of Commence and Consumer Affairs CATV division recently granted Hawaiian Telcom a cable television franchise license for the island of Oahu (Star Bulletin, KITV). I strongly believe Hawaiian Telcom’s existing last mile copper facilities won’t reliably support video. Potential customers have to live 5,000 feet (or less) from the central office/remote terminal to qualify for this service.
I spoke to the manager overseeing the La’aloa Avenue Extension project on Monday. The county is working diligently to obtain the necessary land easements. However, one parcel is tied up in litigation between two partners. So, the condemnation of the land can’t proceed until this litigation is resolved.
I received this update regarding the status of the next phase of the Saddle Road improvement project.
“The CFLHD portion of FHWA has not received the funding yet, and we’ve been waiting on it “any day.” It has been received by our Headquarters but they do all kinds of things to the money before they appropriate it for specific projects. We are ready to put the project up for bid any day now, once funding is received and obligated for the project.
I cannot provide a accurate eta due to the funding being out of our hands, but I would think any day now…even maybe today.”
Update: The CFLHD officially posted the bid solicitation for the last Kona side phase of the Saddle Road improvement project on Wednesday. Sealed bids will be publicly opened on July 28th, 2011 at 2pm .
Lastly, Oceanic Time Warner Cable is probably speeding up the upcoming standard tier speed increase because their West/East Hawaii cable franchise licenses expire later this year.
