Some of the more dangerous stretches: O'ahu
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Compiled by Scott Ishikawa
Advertiser Staff Writer
Farrington Highway
- From Honokai Hale to Ka'ena Point
2001 fatalities: Four. There have been 76 fatalities along the stretch of highway since 1990.
Martha Hernandez • The Honolulu Advertiser
Speed limit: 25 to 55 mph
Average number of vehicles per day: 38,556
- The heavily-used four-lane highway heading through four Leeward Coast communities has also had its share of pedestrian fatalities.
- Planned improvements: A $1.8 million project to begin at end of year will place median barriers in Ma'ili from Ka'ukama Road to Akowai Road to separate lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions. Other improvements include restriping of vehicle lanes, bike lanes and adding more visible traffic signs. Concrete crosswalk to be added along Wai'anae Mall near Leihoku Street.
Kaukonahua Road
- Winding road between Wahiawa and Waialua.
2001 fatalIties: Seven. Two traffic deaths so far this year, for a total of 23 since 1994.
Martha Hernandez • The Honolulu Advertiser
Speed limit: 35 to 45 mph
Average of vehicles per day: 9,400
- Wahiawa police say speed and alcohol are the primary causes for many of the fatal accidents. With little room for error because of the road's narrow width, motorists collide with oncoming traffic or run into ironwood trees along the roadside or swerve off into irrigation ditches.
- Planned improvements: City has appropriated $400,000 for short-term improvements to install "rumble strips" along road shoulders and make the entire stretch of Kau-konahua Road a "no passing" zone.
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Martha Hernandez • The Honolulu Advertiser
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Note: All drawings are schematic
Sources: Data courtesy of state Department of Transportation and Honolulu Department of Transportation Services
