Gas company to fix roads dug up for pipeline project

By June Watanabe

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 25, 2012

~~<p>Question: Earlier this month, Hawai‘iGas (formerly The Gas Co.) did some work on Kaimuki Avenue and Olu Street in Kapahulu. Both streets were recently repaved. They didn’t do a very good job of patching the holes they created and, in the process, damaged the roads. The patches and damage look terrible. I am so upset because Olu Street just got repaved after decades, and it’ll be decades before they repave again. We are grateful to have had our street repaved during difficult economic times and budget cuts, so it is disappointing how Hawai‘iGas ruined part of our street. Can anything be done about this? After their poor patch work, it is almost guaranteed the streets will start to crack much sooner than expected. (Combination of two complaints.)</p>
<p>Answer: The good news is that the haphazard patching was only a temporary measure, and we understand workers have already begun to restore the roads to their original condition.</p>
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Question: Earlier this month, Hawai‘iGas (formerly The Gas Co.) did some work on Kaimuki Avenue and Olu Street in Kapahulu. Both streets were recently repaved. They didn’t do a very good job of patching the holes they created and, in the process, damaged the roads. The patches and damage look terrible. I am so upset because Olu Street just got repaved after decades, and it’ll be decades before they repave again. We are grateful to have had our street repaved during difficult economic times and budget cuts, so it is disappointing how Hawai‘iGas ruined part of our street. Can anything be done about this? After their poor patch work, it is almost guaranteed the streets will start to crack much sooner than expected. (Combination of two complaints.)

Answer: The good news is that the haphazard patching was only a temporary measure, and we understand workers have already begun to restore the roads to their original condition. Login for more...