About two weeks ago, I shared an article that highlighted upcoming work that was about to begin on the long awaited Lahaina Bypass. That article listed the date for the public meeting that was being held on Dec. 10th to discuss the plans and solicit feedback from the community. The Maui News yesterday posted a follow up article covering reactions from local residents attending that meeting.
The article does a very good job of sharing quotes and concerns from many different residents, and as the title states, with somewhat mixed emotions about what is involved in this project. While you’re obviously never going to be able to please everyone at the same time, I think there’s a good approach being taken here to let people address the Transportation board and have their concerns heard before any work is done.
According to the article, work is still expected to begin this month, and the project is estimated to be completed in two years.
