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Mayor recommends halting the rail route at Middle Street

  • CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

    The Kalihi Transit Center at the corner of Middle Street and Kamehameha Highway is near what will probably be the end of the rail route — for now.

  • DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM

    The FTA says it will “reserve judgment” on financial assistance for Honolulu’s rail project until after it has received and evaluated the City Council and HART’s “recovery plan.”

Honolulu’s top elected leaders now aim to stop construction four miles and eight stations short of what was planned, leaving crews to build the most challenging, expensive and critical stretch at some future date, if possible. Read more

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