The Honolulu Rail Transit is a 20-mile elevated urban rail transit system under construction on the island of Oahu. The rail system starts in Kapolei, near the University of Hawaii, West Oahu Campus and will extend to Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu. The system will consist of 21 transit stations throughout the line.

Phase 3, Airport Section, is approximately 5.2 miles long, starting in the vicinity of Aloha Stadium following along Kamehameha Highway, to Nimitz Highway, transitioning to Aolele Street through Honolulu International Airport, continuing along Ualena Street, Waiwai Loop, skirting along the Freeway, and terminating in the vicinity of Dillingham Boulevard and Laumaka Street.

WOC is the civil engineer for the widening of the roadways to accommodate the new elevated guideway and support columns. Improvements included modifying, relocating or providing new medians, sidewalks, bus stops, intersections, curb ramps, driveways. Work also included developing roadway demolition plans, site plans, grading plans, pavement marking and sign plans, typical sections, guideway drainage plans and various associated details.

WOC is also developing a Transportation Management Plan (TMP), maintenance of traffic (MOT) plans, traffic control plans, detour plans, and traffic signal plans

Disciplines Provided: Civil and Traffic Engineering