Some of the more dangerous stretches: Maui
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Compiled by Scott Ishikawa
Advertiser Staff Writer
Honoapi'ilani Highway (Maui)
- A 10-mile stretch running from Papawai Point to Lahaina.
2001 fatalities: Seven
Martha Hernandez • The Honolulu Advertiser
Speed limit: 30 to 55 mph
Average vehicles per day: 24,368
- Maui police say drivers speeding and overtaking other traffic along the two-lane road are to blame for many head-on collisions.
- Planned improvements: State is working on a feasibility study on possibly creating three- and four-lane sections along the highway, providing passing zones for vehicles to reduce the risk of head-on crashes.
Mokulele Highway
- A two-lane, 7-mile stretch running from Kahului to Kihei.
2001 fatalIties: None, but numerous head-on collisions in recent years.
Martha Hernandez • The Honolulu Advertiser
Speed limit: 30 to 45 mph
Average vehicles per day: 26,089
- As with Honoapi'ilani Highway, police blame speeding and drivers overtaking other vehicles.
- Planned improvements: State to begin work early this summer to widen the highway from two lanes to four to lower the number of head-on collisions cuased by drivers attempting to overtake other motorists. The $87 million project will be done in five phases and run until 2006.
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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
