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UH to adjust
for increased
traffic on DoleQuestion: The big new parking structure that the University of Hawaii-Manoa is building on Dole Street looks like it's going to be completed in the next few months. However, it doesn't look like there's going to be any attempt to alleviate traffic on Dole. Does UH have any plans for adjusting traffic flow or adding additional left-turn lanes?
Answer: The $4.5 million parking structure is expected to be completed by the end of summer and you'll be happy to know that there are plans to handle the additional traffic.
Twenty-five parking spaces along the makai side of Dole Street will be eliminated to clear the area around the entry to the parking structure, said UH-Manoa spokesman Jim Manke.
The structure is between Kanewai Park and the UH Center for Hawaiian Studies. The parking ban will extend toward Kaimuki all the way to the entry of the Kanewai Park parking lot, Manke said.
Additionally, a left-turn lane for traffic heading toward the university on Dole Street will be created, to allow traffic to continue to flow in the outside lane in that direction, Manke said.
"Target for completion is the end of July so that drivers (and UH parking staff) can get used to the changed traffic pattern prior to the opening of the fall semester on Aug. 23," he said.
The four-level structure will provide parking for 278 vehicles, mainly for dormitory residents and Hawaiian Studies students.
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