THE MOANALUA CORRIDOR: ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ALONG THE PROPOSED ROUTE OF HAWAII INTERSTATE H-3

THE CORRIDOR LOCATION PROCESS IS REVIEWED AND THE MOANALUA CORRIDOR DESIGN IS OUTLINED. THE EXTENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT THAT WAS PREPARED, CONTAINED A JUSTIFICATION FOR ITS NEED, THE ALTERNATIVES, A PROJECT DESCRIPTION, AND DISCUSSION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE ROUTE INCLUDING VISUAL IMPACT AND AESTHETICS, NOISE, AIR QUALITY, WATER SUPPLY, STREAM FLOW, EROSION AND SILTATION, DISPLACEMENT OF FAMILIES, BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT, AGRICULTURE, SCHOOLS AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES, VEGETATION, WILD LIFE, HISTORICAL AND NATURAL FEATURES, AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THE RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT (COMMUNITY GROUPS WERE VIOLENTLY OPPOSED) WAS COLLATED. CONTROVERSIAL POINTS ARE CATEGORIZED AND DISCUSSED, AND THE PRE-FINAL DRAFT (IN WHICH THERE IS GREATER ENVIRONMENTAL IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS) IS PRESENTED. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS MUST CONSIDER NOT ONLY THE TRADITIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF NEW CONSTRUCTION, BUT ALSO THE SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS AND URBAN DESIGN TRADE-OFFS OF PUBLIC FACILITY CONSTRUCTION. AN INTENSIVE EFFORT MUST BE MADE TO IMPROVE ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND THE DESIGN OF PROJECTS SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. QUESTIONS POSED BY THE MOANALUA CASE ARE DISCUSSED AND THE OBSERVATION IS MADE THAT THE PHENOMENON OF CHANGING GOALS AND ACCEPTANCE CHARACTERISTICS IS NORMAL AND MUST BE BUILT INTO THE PLANNING PROCESS.

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• Authors:
  • Bauman, Richard D
  • Cox, Doak C
• Conference:
  • 5th Summer Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Madison Wisconsin, United States
  • Date: 1972-7-31 to 1972-8-2
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 71-81
• Monograph Title: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 138
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance; Analysis; Corridors; Environmental impact statements; Environmental impacts; Foreign; Location; Project management; Public opinion; Regional transportation; Reports; Research projects; Social factors; Social values; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Projects
• Geographic Terms: Hawaii
• Old TRIS Terms: Community values
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Environment; Highways; Research; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203820
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309021529
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 11 1974 12:00AM