The draft SEIS for the Kona side realignment of Saddle Road is available here and here. There was a article in the HTH about the release of this document also today.
These are the maps showing the previous preferred alignment (W-3) and the current preferred alignment (W-7) of this segment of [...]
Number of comments: 1 The draft SEIS for the future realigned Kona segment of Saddle Road (between Mamalahoa highway and m.m 41) will be available here on November 20,2009 and here on November 23rd, 2009.
There will be public hearings regarding this draft SEIS on both sides of the island.
December 9,2009 at Aunty Sally’s [...]
Number of comments: 2 This is how Saddle Road looked while under construction between m.m 19 and m.m 35 recently.
This is how Saddle Road looks now after construction is complete. [...]
Number of comments: 1 The Big Island Weekly had a timely article regarding the resurfacing of Saddle Road between m.m 44-48 (and possibly between m.m 48-54-contingent on obtaining federal funding).
It appears that some Native Hawaiians are claiming ownership of the Hamakua lands the county wants to sell.This could prove be interesting (and damaging to [...]