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Two years ago, the state Department of Transportation announced with fanfare that commuters headed westbound on the H-1 freeway would have a dedicated Zipper Lane during the afternoon rush hour. The contraflow lane would run about 7.2 miles between Pearl Harbor and Waikele and was slated to be finished in late 2013.
DOT officials were unequivocal about the advantages…
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
25 June 2014
Marcel Honoré
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
State transportation leaders still can’t say for sure that their proposed Ewa-bound Zipper Lane is officially dead, but they are moving ahead anyway with H-1 freeway improvements in Central Oahu that no longer include such a contra-flowed traffic lane.
The Department of Transportation announced plans in 2012 for a Zipper Lane to help ease traffic during the afternoon commute and subsequently spent about $5 million on the barriers and crossover sections they would need for the Zipper before suspending work on it last year.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
23 June 2014